Averyness...

Some things about Miss Avery:

1. She loves watermelon, absolutely loves it. She eats it at breakfast and either lunch or dinner.
2. She mimics Daddy really well. Any noise or sound he shows her, she can do it back really quickly...she's as sharp as a tack!!
3. She loves music! She falls asleep to the lullabys we brought, and during the day we put on our music and she sways and sings to it-cutie!!
4. She has a sharing heart. Every time we eat she shares with Mommy & Daddy-she's s giver!!!
5. She giggles all the time, and it is the sweetest sound you've ever heard. It's a belly laugh-happy girl!
6. She wiggles a lot, so we call it the "Hunan Hustle". She does it while laying on the floor, and standing.
7. She quacks like a duck, or bocks like a chicken, especially when she thinks it echoes. (Here in the hallways at the hotel)
8. She can wave, and blow kisses. She is aways waving at people.
9. Loves riding in the car. It soothes her most times to sleep.
10. Loves being out in public, with people. She is so inquisitive, and you can see she is just taking it all in.
11. Hated her diaper changed a week ago, now doesn't mind at all.
12. Is a performer. Whenever we skype with people from home, she turns on the charm, and gives them quite a show. She's a ham.
13. Already points her toes and does an impressive pull through-a dancer at heart, she'll be Mommy's assistant!!
14. She has the biggest heart I think I've ever seen or been around. She has opened it up so much in the last week. For being so young, and gone through so much in her life, you would think that she would be closed off, but she keeps opening that heart of hers more and more everyday, and it is beautiful to watch and be a part of-special girl!!
15. She's a snacker. Always has cheerios, or a breakfast cracker in her hand.
16. Loves her apple juice. Now only for breakfast, and maybe dinner a little bit. We tried the formula again, she will have nothing to do with it. But she eats so good at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
17. Must be rocked to sleep for her nap, and bedtime. She crawls up on Mommy's shoulder as high as she can get and we sway to the music as she drifts off-doesn't take long.
18. Wakes up at about 6:00. Goes to bed at 9:00. Usually wakes up 2 times in the middle of the night. Is soothed right back to sleep.
19. Is a restless sleeper. She thrashes around when she sleeps.
20. Loves her alphabet links, and her stacking cups. She plays with them all the time-great!!
21. When Mommy lays down on the floor, she will come over and lay with Mommy on the floor, just chillin' out.
22. We think she's going to be a drummer. She always hitting things and making noises with her spoon on the table, or patting her hands on the table.
23. Will shake her head very adamantly to say no.
24. Reaches and says, Nana, or Mm Mm Mm, when she wants something.
25. If she sees food she wants it. We hide everything in the armoire where the fridge is.
26. Can say Mama, Dada, other than that she talks and whispers, and babbles all the time.
27. Can take 2-3 steps on her own.
28. Likes to feed herself.
29. Sleeps sprawled out. Arms out and legs out.
30. Is the most perfect little girl ever.

That's all I can think of right now. I have a bunch of other things written down in my notebook. But again, we're in bed, Daddy's snoring, Avery is the middle sleeping sprawled out, and Mommy's sitting here blogging. That's our family!!

Talk to you all again soon!
Love, Allison, Gary & Avery