Happy 1st Birthday

Avery Lynn had her first birthday on January 11th. I can't believe our baby girl is a year old. Crazy how times flies. We went for her 1 yr check-up today and she weighed in at 17lb 4oz (11th percentile). Length was 29.5 inches (50th percentile). Her head is still coming in at the 95th percentile (47.5 inches). All in all she is growing well and a happy little girl, except when they gave her shots and drew her blood. That wasn't fun. Anyway here is what Avery Lynn is up to these days...

• Speech: In addition to her saying Mama, Dada, Hi, & Bye-Bye that I reported at 9 months she also says Daddy, Uh-oh, More, Poo for poop, Na-Na for No, & Baba for Baby and book. Sometimes I think she says Bubba for Caden but I'm not certain on that one.
• Sleep: She sleeps about 11.5 hrs at night and naps morning and afternoon for about 1.5 hrs.
• Food: She will eat almost anything we eat (broken down into small enough pieces.) I've still been giving her some baby food, just to get some extra fruit & veggies in her. On her tray I have to give her veggies, then fruit, then a few minutes later give her the grains and meat or she won't eat any of the veggies & fruit. She loves her breads and meats. She drinks whole milk out of a cup with a straw. She has eight teeth now.
• Movement: She is crawling everywhere (finally on all fours and not just army crawling). She loves to stand and walk with help. She can walk around the couch and ottoman by herself while holding on. She doesn't like being confined, like in the exersaucer. Or when Caden blocks her path when she is trying to crawl somewhere (he does this on purpose most of the time.)
• Other Fun Facts: She is getting better at being away from Mommy, she even likes her time in the nursery at church now. She isn't very good at sharing with her brother. She screams when he comes over if she is playing with a toy. But in her defense he does take over the toy she is playing with quite frequently. She likes giving hugs and kisses to her baby dolls. Even though he picks on her now, she still adores Caden.

Here are some pictures of our cute little girl, mostly from her birthday party and her birthday.

Yummy birthday cake.

Eventually she had it all over her face (notice her eyebrow is pink)

Every good party has balloons

We survived the first year as a family of 4!

Avery Lynn crawling around on the morning of her birthday

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1/11/2011 1:16pm

1/11/2012 1:16pm

It is crazy how much they change in one short year

A cupcake on her actual 1st birthdayShe was a pro this time and dug right inShe loved it!