1 Year Stats

Averly went to the doctor for her 1 year check up last Friday. Everything was perfect & she had a great report. She is definitely a big girl these days! She weighed 24 pounds even (actually lost a few ounces since she’s been walking so much) & is 33 inches long!



Some new “tricks” she’s been doing lately are:

Says “uh ooohhh”

If you ask her what a lion says, she will say “rrrrrrrrr” or if you ask what a dog says, she will either bark or stick out her tongue & start panting.

We got her a baby doll for her Birthday that makes sucking noises when you give it a bottle or a paci & Averly has started mimicking that sucking noise. It sounds like she is slurping out of a straw. Hilarious!



If you ask her how old she is, she will {usually} hold up one finger. On some occasions we have gotten her to say one, but it’s really just more of a grunt.

If we tell her something is hot hot, she will blow (spit) on it & say “hhhaa”.



This girl loves to eat, I mean LOVES it. She hasn’t come in to contact with many foods that she doesn’t like, but some of her favorite foods are grilled chicken, green peas, corn, green beans, oranges, grapes, (cut into small pieces of course) lasagna, & red bell peppers
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She is sleeping wonderfully at night. I generally lay her down around 8:45-9:00 & she will sleep until anywhere between 8:00 & 9:00. Monday she even slept until 10:00! We knocked out the morning nap a while back so she generally naps when Riley does between 1:00 & 3:00, sometimes a little longer.

She is very much still a Mama’s girl, but sometimes she just wants her Dada & that’s it. Last week Riley stayed a couple nights at my parents’ house so I could get things ready for Averly’s party (which was 100x easier with only one child!). During these days we noticed that she babbled way more that she normally does when Riley is around. TAG said she was just finally able to get a word in! Even though she “talked” more, she was very clingy to me. I guess she is used to having Riley play with her if not TAG or myself.

Her hair has started lightening up, which really surprises me because I thought it would be black like mine. It is definitely straight as a board. At one point a while back it looked like it may have some wave to it, but nope. Not any more.

My new one year old is still sweet as pie & I am more & more in love each day! I am so thankful that God blessed us with this precious miracle that we get to love & raise.



^See I told you she likes to eat :0)