18 months old!

Avery Yvonne LeBlanc, you are 18 months old!

You weigh 26 pounds 1/2 ounce (74%)

You are 33 3/4 inches tall (92%)

We went to the Dr's office today for you check up

and last vaccination till 2 years old!

You wear size 4 diapers,

and 24month-2T clothes.

Your Day:

You usually wake up around 6:45-7:ooam.

You wake up saying "mommy, daddy and poopoo"

(and yes you have usually pooped in your diaper).

Then we watch an episode of Elmo's World on TV while you eat your O's (cheerios)

Breakfast is at 8:00am.

You LOVE waffles, pancakes, grits with eggs and cheese and oatmeal.

You also LOVE fruit, any kind!

We usually play after breakfast; either coloring, building blocks or reading books.

Sometimes you will have a little snack around 10:30am

Graham crackers, goldfish, string cheese or more fruit.

You are now taking 1 nap a day from around 11-2 (give or take 30mins)

You eat lunch when you wake up

For lunch you usually have leftovers from the night before or Turkey, cheese and Hummus.

You love Hummus on ANYTHING!

We play throughout the afternoon,

you love to have tea parties, play with mardi gras beads, read books,

swim in your little pool outside, and play with Izzy.

Dinner is around 6pm, you will eat whatever mommy makes for dinner.

You are starting to get picky with your veggies so I have been hiding them in your meals.

You love all meat, and anything with a sauce (little Italian)

We take a bath around 6:30, and love it when I take a bath with you :)

Then we settle in for another round of Elmo's World with your Nunu and Bear.

You will try to stay up until Daddy gets home so you can spend some time with him.

Then it is bedtime around 8pm.

You have the best little personality!
Sometimes it takes a little while for you to warm up to someone new,

but then you are funny and smiley and playful.

You love to sing songs;

your favorites right now are "Wheels on the Bus," "Itsy Bitsy Spider,"

and "If You're Happy and you know"

You also like to do "Ring around the Rosy"

You love all puppies, especially Izzy.

You give her treats, feed her dinner and refill her water bowl everyday.

You are also a little Parrot!

You can repeat almost all the words we say and have quite a vocabulary!

You give lots of kisses to everyone and everything you love.

You also are just starting to say "I love you"

it is the sweetest thing!

You Dislike:

All the new milk we have been giving you.

We took you off dairy since it caused congestion and coughs,

but you hate the coconut and rice milk I have tried to replace it with.

The Dr. said that is OK though, since you are growing and eating so well.

You also are not very happy at daycare right now.

They moved you up to a big girl classroom and have not adjusted well.

BUT, we are working on changing my work schedule so we can take you out of daycare completely!

You are such a joy to Daddy and me.
We love watching you grow and learn.

You make us smile and laugh from the moment you wake up,

till we sneak in your room to look at you every night before we go to bed.

You are such an easy, laid back baby.

We thank God everyday for you and pray to be the best parents for you.

We want you to grow up healthy and happy.

We will teach you and guide you and discipline you when you need it.
But always remember, we love you UNCONDITIONALLY,

you will always be safe in our home and in our arms.

There is nothing you can do that can change our love for you.

You are our little nugget/angel/monkey and baby girl.

and you just woke up from your nap :)