Can anyone else believe it? Avery is 1!! It seems like just yesterday I was still in the hospital snuggling with my little bundle of joy! I woke up the morning of her birthday and spent about a half an hour to myself looking back at the pictures from the day she was born. Yes, there were tears. In looking at those pictures, I thought a couple things. First, we are so blessed to have her in our lives. Second, we actually have been pretty good at this parenting thing and there have been no real injuries! (At that point, there hadn't been, continue reading to see how that ended up!) Finally, what an amazing year it has been. I never realized how much change can take place within a year until having Avery. She has changed in so many ways it is sometimes difficult for me to really remember what she was like as a teeny tiny baby.
As of Avery's first birthday, Aug. 5, she is walking everywhere. She has even learned to go from sitting to walking without the aid of any furniture or human. We thought this was pretty remarkable. She even sometimes appears to be running after us! She can "say" a few words including "mama", "dada", "du-" for duck, "ba" for ball, "up", "dow" for down and understands the word bath! Avery has even learned the signs for hungry/eat and more. She doesn't always use them but I love when she does.
At her one year checkup we learned that Avery has grown! Thank goodness. Our little peanut had been in the 10% for height since she was born. Now, she is in the 28%! She is still in the 50% for weight, so we were really excited about that. We are down to the last two bottles and then it is full time milk. She isn't too sure about the milk, maybe because of the taste, maybe because of the temperature, but she has been drinking it now for a couple of days.
Alright, enough writing...here's some pictures on how we celebrated her birthday!
First, the day of her birthday, we took her for a very special lunch at one of our favorite places- Green Gables. For those of you who don't know, this place is part restaurant, part bar, part grocery store and part bait shop. And it has the greatest food! She seemed to like it!
Later that day, I tried to take her 1 year picture. Unfortunately, she wanted only to play with the teddy bear!
That afternoon, we went swimming at our friends' lake. Her Auntie Georgia and Uncle Clint even made her a birthday sundae! She loved it and I love this face! :)
Avery even got a peach muffin to share with Auntie Robyn, complete with a singing of the birthday song!
After our weekend in Chicago, we came home and were so excited because Auntie Mara, Uncle Doug and Savannah and Elle were here to visit. Again, we got to celebrate more! Savannah and Elle even drew pictures for Avery!
Avery received Schmooney as a gift. At first we were a bit unsure, however, Schmooney comes with a book that teaches it is not what is on the outside, but what's on the inside that counts. It is an adorable book and Avery loves carrying this creature around!
Finally it was time for the big party! This time, her "1st birthday" pictures turned out a bit better!
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We're not sure she knew it was a big party for her, but she sure was excited! :)
Of course there were cupcakes and lots of singing!
Unfortunately, there was also an accident. Avery was busy pushing around one of her new toys and fell, bit her lip and bled...a lot! It was a bit scary for mom and dad, but thankfully Auntie Donna RN was there to help!
By the end of the day, Avery was spent! I just love this picture though!
Avery and her BFF, Clara, at her party~
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