21 months old

21 months

Dear Ava,

Happy 21 months old! 3 more months and we will be celebrating your 2nd birthday! This month seemed to be a blur with all the craziness of the holidays but I will do my best to remember all the things you were up to this month.

*You can count all the way to 10 now (you actually proved to me that you could do this a week after your 20 month post, you little turkey!). You don't really like to be put on the spot to perform.

*You can recognize the letters A, B, C, D, H, K, O, X (a little out of order but who cares!) I might be leaving some out but Daddy would know because he works with you on your letters in the bathtub.

*You love playing in the water during bathtime and pretending to make me soup or oatmeal. It's a good think you love bathtime because you take about two baths a day. Besides the evenings Mommy puts you in the tub in the morning while she gets ready for the day. No, I'm not an irresponsible Mommy. I am right beside you as you play watching your every move. It's the only way to get out of the house with my teeth brushed and dressed!

*You still love love love to color. You still use both hands but I think you will end up being right handed.

*You also love to dance/jump around to your popper toy that plays ridiculously loud music. If I am not watching you you call out my name to look at you. Very cute!

*You love to tell me stories in your babble language. Your favorite place to tell me stories is in the corner of the couch and I have to sit right next to you while you jibber jabber away. I wish I knew what you were telling me but I am always entertained by watching your facial expressions and hand gestures as you tell your story.

*You have a ton of words in your vocabulary and you can combine two words now. You have always been a teeny bit behind in the talking department but I am not worried because you will be talking mommy's ear off in no time at all. ;) I have heard you say "Macy, come" and "Bye bye Santa". Speaking of Santa, you love to point out Santa everywhere we see him and call out his name. You get so excited and I can't help but smile.

*You are still very shy around other adults and will often times turn your head if someone looks at you or talks to you.

*I need to get our bedtime routine on video for you because after daddy reads you a story you have to say "night night" to EVERYTHING in your room. That is your daddy's fault though. He started that and now it has become routine. Before we lay you down you give us about 5 kisses each going back and forth from mommy to daddy. It is one of my favorite moments with you! You are such a sweet and loving little girl.

*You have so many sweet little friends but unfortunately we dont get to see them all the time. Your two very best friends that we see the most are Luke and Brinley. I use them as motivational tools all the time to get you moving in the morning. I'll say "Let's go (fill in the blank with whatever is difficult to get you to do) and THEN we will go play with Lukie or Brinley. I of course only say this when we are actually going to play with them but it works every time and you love being around your friends.

*You went through a picky stage of eating/not wanting to eat but I can say that you are back on track now. Your favorite things to eat right now are string cheese, fruit, turkey and cream cheese roll up, chicken nuggets, black beans with cheese, yogurt, and kashi cheddar bunnies. Anytime you see mommy or daddy eating something you always ask for a "bite" or "sip" if we are drinking something.

Little munchkin, you are growing up too fast. I hope you always know how much you mean to me and how much I love you. As always, I am super proud to be your momma and absolutely cherish our days together. Love you sweet girl!

Your Momma

{and here is the slideshow of Ava's last 3 months. Ive come this far with them I can't stop now... no matter how little time I have to make them! I think I deserve a prize {from Ava} for getting this done the week before Christmas AND before we left town!}

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