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TRANSLATING AVERY'S WORDS:
"BumBob" = Sponge Bob Squarepants
"Eggo = Diego, the character from her all-time favorite TV show, for now
"Wizzy, Wizzy, Wizzy" = the TV show Wow Wow Wubbzy
"Turning Bell" = Tinkerbell
"Itcherator" = refridgerator
TRANSLATING AVERY'S PHRASES:
"Where art choo?"- said repeatedly throughout the day within 30 seconds of my leaving the room that she's in, meaning "Where are you?"
"Daddy magicpeered"- said when she couldn't find Keith after he stepped outside to water the lawn, meaning "Daddy magically disappeared"
"Now that's taste"- said anytime she takes a bite of something she enjoys, meaning "Now that's tasty"
"Look what me found"- said repeatedly throughout the day whenever she discovers something new or not seen within a few weeks
- Listening Lesson 1- A primary focus lately has been learning aout how to listen and obey. I let Avery help me measure the spices one day, and after measuring them, Avery asked if I would leave them out for her to "play" with. I told her I would let her line them up and stack them, but made a point to say, "Avery, listen to me, if I see you taking them away from the counter or opening the lids, I will take them away." She obeyed, and I never got around to putting them away when she was done "playing" with them. Later that day, as I was getting ready for us to go out, I found her in the living room with the spices poured out and mixed together all over the coffee table. I asked, "Avery, WHAT are you doing?" Her response was very of matter-of-factly, "I'm not lisning to you." 05-09
-Listening Lesson 2- After going to the library and then a nearby playground, I told Avery it would soon be time for us to go homw. She immediately starting throwing a tantrum. I said, "Avery, you're not listening to me- we're not leaving yer, but we will need to leave soon." Her response was, "NO, Mommy, you not lisning to ME. I want to stay." 05-09
-Learning About Daddy's ob Antic 1- Keith's clinic had recently decided they could wear scrubs instead of business casual, which is what he's always had o wear, even in Houston. The first day he came home in his scrubs, Avery looked at him and said, "Are you Doctor Daddy?" 04-09
-Learning About Daddy's Job Antic 2- A few days after discovering Keith was a "doctor," I had a 6 mo. appt. scheduled for Addie. On the way to the doctor, Avery asked, "Are we going to find Doctor Daddy?" 04-09
-Quiet Time Antic 1- Avery finally is starting to understand the importance of being quiet and whispering while I'm putting Addie down for her nap. I was rocking Addie in her room and she was just about asleep for her nap, when I heard Bail running down the hallway because ofthe quiet jingle of the bell on his colar. Addie didn't notice it all, but Avery, who had been so careful to whisper and keep quiet in the other room, suddenly yelled at the top of her lungs," QUIET BASIL. ADDIE IS SLEEPING. BEEEEE QUIET!!" Addie, of course, immediately woke up. 05-09
-Quiet Time Antic 2- As I was heading to Addie's room to put her down for her nap, I peeped in on Avery in her bedroom for quiet time. She was standing in the bottom drawer of her dresser, so I told her as I was walking by that she needed to get out because she sould get hurt. Her response was,"No, Mom, it's MY birthday party, and I"M THE PRINCESS!" 05-09
-While in the car, Avery dropped her water cup and was asking me to get it for her. I explained, "No, Avery, I can't reach it while I'm driving." Instead of saying "Yes, Mom, you can," she yelled,"No, Mom, you NOT can't." 04-09
-After watching me serve my creamy asparagus risotto on to my plate, she shouted at me, "I DON'T LIKE IT, Sam-I-Am-Mom!"
-After Addie smiled at her, she pointed out, "Oh look Mom, it's happy!""
-When a mosquito-eater landed on her blanket, she yelled at it,"Bad bug- don't take my blankie in the sky."
-As I got up to get her breakfast ready one morning when she woke up an hour earlier than normal, she told me, "Great job waking up Mom!"
-Avery expresses her desire to do anything by declaring what time it is. Some of the funniest are "It's dancing time. It's Mickey Mouse time. It's good morning time. It's chocolate milk time. It's something-to-eat time."
-Avery is very disturbed at Super Grover's attempts to fly on Sesame Street and yells at him "No Grover- you're not a bird."
-When Keith or I leave to go somewhere, she tells us, "Don't come back." It sounds harsh, but we realized that when we're leaving and tell her we'll come back, she interprets it as us saying that we're leaving, so "Don't come back" really means "Don't leave."
-When my mom asked Avery about Addie's "Teddy Bear Blankie" which is really a frog blankie, Avery corrected her,"Not a teddy bear, Nana, it's a teddy froggie."

As usual, Avery never lets the day go drab:

I brought out the Jump N Go for Addie's enjoyment, but Avery decided she needed a turn first. Luckily, Addie was pretty amused just sitting in her Exersaucer and watching her crazy sister go buck wild in it:

But she soon grew weary. "When's my turn, Mom?"

Addie soon sees what all the hype is about:

Not really... she enjoyed being in it for about two minutes and then got freaked out about how it spins unexpectedly and hasn't enjoyed being in it since. Addie loves kicking, so I thought this toy would be right up her alley. But Addie also has a huge fear for the unexpected, and that fear apparently spades her love for kicking:

As soon as Addie makes a noise when waking up from her naps, Avery is in her bedroom screaming and squealing and laughing. On this day, Avery ran in and decided to join in on the crib fun before I knew what happened. She gave me a look like "What Mom- is this going to be a problem?"

Apparently, Addie had no problem joining in on the craziness:

Avery proudly discovers plastic spoon glasses:

Addie will probably be demanding in the future when it comes to footwear. She loves going after other peoples' feet when they're wearing colorful socks or shoes. She gets pretty excited when I put socks or shoes on her as well, but it never occurred to me until I was putting up laundry one day that wearing my colorful socks would be even more thrilling to her:

Avery never gets tired of dressing up with Princess shoes and tiaras (never mind me power napping on Addie's blanket in the background):

And while Avery was busy and distracted pretending to be a princess, Addie was pleased to finally get a hold of one of Avery's precious-not-to-be-touched-by-ANYONE princess dolls:

Avery's Corner

Favorite TV Shows that she'll actually sit down long enough to watch: Charlie and Lola- The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse- any other show will only hold her attention for about 5 minutes
Favorite Songs: "Where is Thumbkin" - "ABCs" - "Old MacDonald" - singing any Children's song that I play on the piano
Favorite Books: any book involving counting- any Dr. Seuss book
Favorite Activities: Playing with her Princess castle- playing with her Strawberry Shortcake magnets- Coloring - Dancing - Jumping on the trampoline

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