21 months

Life has been so easy with Miss. Ava. She is very independent now and is so much fun. I just LOVE her little personality…and CAN NOT believe she will be 2 in three short months. My baby girl is growing up.

What has been going on with Ava:

She has a new pet. Gramps bought her a fish a few weeks ago. Ava named him "fishy". We have him placed on her book shelve in her room. Everyday after school Ava & I will feed Fishy.

Ava is still a very good eater. Sometime she shocks me at the things she will eat & really likes. Right now we are going through a broccoli phase. This girl loves broccoli!!

Currently Ryan's nick name for her is "snacks". She knows where her fruit snacks are in the kitchen and will go to the cabinet and scream "nack, nacks". We ask her, "What do you say" and she will reply (in the cutest little voice ever), "pleeease". Then we give them to her & ask her, "what do you say now Ava"? She will reply, "thak ooh".

Ava enjoys us reading to her but will flip the pages too fast. She also will look (she likes to think she is reading) at the books to herself. She is very talented and can even read them upside down. Haha!

She also enjoys blocks. She will spend a good amount of time stacking them and then show you what she made.

It has finally happen!! Ava can actually watch a show/cartoon. She really likes Dora the Explore & The Fresh Beat Band. She will dance around to the songs.

Ava is ALWAYS on the run. She is so active and loves to play. Her favorite is hide in seek or chase. Ryan & I will play with her in the house. I love to hear her giggle and squeal when her daddy chases us or finds us.

She knows most of the sounds animals make (that is the ones mom & dad know). She can count to 2. She knows pretty much all her body parts. We are currently working on colors, foods and a few Spanish words.

Lately she has really taken a liking to the dogs. She will give them hugs and pat them. Sometimes they enjoy it, other times they run.

Speaking of dogs…..we have a professional "terd spotter". It can be our house, my parents, the neighbors, anywhere. Ava will notice it, then point and continue to say "a poo, a poo". Until you redirect her attention or pick the darn terd up. Geez kid, can we pick flowers instead.

We have taken a break from gymnastics. I really needed it and figured with the holiday starting up soon, why not & what better time. So we will enroll her back in the spring if we do not enroll her in swimming instead.

At daycare she has been taking naps with out her pacy (hallelujah). Now only if we can do this at home.

We really LOVE Ava's daycare and they are so good to her. I can also tell Ava really enjoys it there and there are a few ladies who have really embraced Ava since watching her as a baby. But, I feel there might be a better fit at another place. We are currently contemplating switching her to another place. This place is newer and offers more advancements for toddlers. For example, a science room, computer room, a little more structure, plus nicer play area and water park area. My only hesitation is the actual "switch". I don’t want to see Ava cry or feel alone/out of place at a new place. I'm so torn…..I told myself "if" we move her it will be at the start of the year. So we shall see. I know its better for her in the long run, I just worry how Ava will adjust to a new setting and new people.