Phoenix Zoo

Riding the horse with daddy. 

Phoenix Zoo splash park. Avy loves playing in water!

Playing in the water at the Phoenix Zoo splash park. 

October Fun

McDonalds Ranch Pumpkin Patch

Checking out the cow.

Not too sure about those goats!

Petting the horse at the pumpkin patch. 

Riding the train

We went to Anthem yesterday to do some shopping at the outlet mall. Avy got to ride the train. We're not really too sure if she liked it or not. 

Hiking

Avy loves hiking! Now, that the weather is cooling off, we have been able to get out and enjoy the mountains! She likes to pick up rocks, feel the dirt and sand between her hands, or just lay in it! 

14 months

Age: 14 months Height: 28.25, 15% percentile at 12 month appt. Weight: 18.9 pounds at 12 month appt. Head: 45cm, 50% percentile at 12 month appt. Milestones: Avy no longer crawls. She loves to walk everywhere. She is able to walk fast, almost running, but not quite yet. She waves to everyone and will give kisses on occasion. She likes to play with Oso and Zoey and laughs at them quite often. She loves playing in the water and has found that sticking her hand in the toilet is quite fun! She points to things she wants or sees. She knows what cracker, juice, bye bye, walk, bathtime, nighttime, milk mean when spoken to her. She has her own language and enjoys talking to herself or anyone that listens. She can imitate a bark sounds when we say ‘what does oso say’. She imitates a lion roar as well. Her daddy taught her that. Sleep: Avy continues to stay on her sleeping routine. She goes to bed around 7:30pm every night. She will then wake up anywhere from 5:30-6am. She usually doesn’t go back to sleep when she wakes up. Her naps continue to fluctuate depending if she stays home or goes to daycare. She doesn’t take good naps at daycare, but when she is at home, she will usually take two naps during the day. Best Moment: Everyday is a best moment with Avy! She is always learning something new and trying to show us things. She always looks for our approval when she finds something new to play with. Worst Moment: Since Avy started day care, she is getting sick quite often. She always seems to have a running nose, cough, etc. Sometimes I think its allegeries from the weather changing and other times I think she catches something from the other kids. Health: So far, no issues. Eating: Avy loves finger foods. She loves toast, crackers, real green beans, pasta, cut up pears, cut up mango, avocado, real peas, cut up banana, small pieces of chicken, rice crackers, puffs, yogurt puffs and juice. She doesn’t seem to like tthe baby food pouches where she can suck the baby food right out of the pouch anymore. She will let me feed her with a spoon now, or let me load the spoon that way she can feed herself. Teeth: Avy has two molars on the top and two molars coming through on the bottom now. Altogether she now has 12 teeth! Extra comments: Avy is so much fun to watch play and learn. She is such a good little girl and we always get comments on how sweet she is. She isn’t shy and will go up to a lot of different women and hold her hands up like she wants them to pick her up. I’m not sure if that is a good thing!

Bathtime with Avy

Avy loves her baths. I realized I have not taken any pictures of her in the bath so I had Greg snap a few last night. She loves her baths!

11 months

Age: 11 months Height: 26inches, 5th percentile at 9 months Weight:20 pounds Head: 44.25cm, 60th percentile at 9 months Milestones: Avy continues to crawl, pull to standing and take steps from one thing to another. She can take 3 to 4 steps independently. She will hold onto one of my fingers and walk everywhere. She can stand independently for at least 20 seconds or more. She tries to wave and give kisses on occasion. She likes to play with Oso and Zoey and laughs at them quite often. She likes playing in the water, weather it be at Grandma and Grandpa’s hot tub, the bath or in our little plastic pool. Sleep: Avy continues to stay on her sleeping routine. She goes to bed around 8pm every night. She will then wake up anywhere from 6:30-7am for a bottle. She usually doesn’t go back to sleep when she wakes up. She will stay awake for a couple of hours and then take a 1 ½ hour to 2 hour nap. She will take another nap in the afternoon, but it fluctuates and is usually only 1 hour. She is becoming mommy attached and does not like to go down for naps or bedtime because she doesn’t want me to leave her. She is beginning to cry more then usual. :( Best Moment: Watching her walk for the first time by taking 3 to 4 steps. Worst Moment: Avy had the stomach flu the first week of June. She was really weak and wasn’t taking many liquids. I felt so horrible for her. I ended up getting it too and can attest that it was no fun! I believe Avy is also experiencing separation anxiety from me. She doesn’t like when I leave the room. She wants me to always hold her and carry her around and cries if I don’t pick her up. I like the fact that she wants to be with me, but it gets a little overwhelming at times! Health: So far, no issues. Eating: Avy loves finger foods. She continues to not like being spoon feed. She loves toast, real green beans, pasta, cut up pears, cut up mango, avocado, real peas, cut up banana, small pieces of chicken, rice crackers, puffs, yogurt puffs and juice. She loves the baby food pouches where she gave suck the baby food right out of the pouch. I think she likes the independence! We introduced cheese, applesauce, ritz crackers and brown rice and she seems to like it all. I don’t think she is a picky eater! Teeth: Avy now has two top teeth and two bottom teeth. Extra comments: Gregory, Avy and I are planning on coming home around July 4th to celebrate Avy’s one year birthday and to visit with family. We are very excited for everyone to see all of Avy’s tricks!