African "robeez"

These are great indoor shoes! They are a lot wider than her other soft soled shoes but have the length we will be needing any day now as her feet keep growing! I was so glad to stumble across these at a fancy schmancy mall near by...and on sale no less! :)

Happy 13 months Avery!

Wow, we have officially made it into toddlerhood! She is such fun as she laughs her way through the days and makes new sounds and is starting to understand us more and more. Today she picked up Dad's sock and brought it to him after he asked her! What a sweetie!

Avery skills update

On Monday we were having a meeting at our flat and Avery was getting fussy and tired of not being the center of attention. To my surprise and delight she walked over to where I was sitting looked up and whined mama mama mama! I think that counts as her first time of really calling me mama!
She also is starting to say "up" when she wants to be picked up some of the times. She has started to sign "more" while eating but will also do it randomly at other times throughout the day. Not sure if she quite gets it but it is a step towards communicating!
She has gotten back into her grove of sleeping through the night to which we are very very grateful for!
On a more dangerous note she has started to step on things to reach higher and higher. She has found a way to stand on top of her little walker and is only days away from figuring out how to climb over the footlockers that we have placed to create a safe play area for her. Bumps and bruises are starting to become a daily occurrence.
As we have been told each new stage keeps getting better and better! We are so proud of our girl!

Sunday best

Here is a pic of Avery hanging out with Dad outside of church after she had had her fill of sitting still during the sermon. We had Dad's good camera with us today because a fellow SIMer was being commissioned from his home church, the church we attend.

classic baby pic

Our big baby girl has reached the age for the classic baby eating spaghetti pic!

Overall cuteness

There are some other pics coming of Avery in her overalls...that is once I can get them uploaded!

Another pic that makes me laugh...

You better not mess with a sleep Avery!

Kenyan tan lines

I had to show off Avery's Robeez tan lines. If you look close at her foot towards her ankle you can make out a slightly darker square from the opening on her mary jane robeez. Dad also has some pretty nice chaco flip flop tan lines. Mom has what looks to be tan lines but after washing her feet they disapear!

Baby sherpa

Avery is still in "need" of accessorizing her outfits. One day it had to be a hat and my scarf. Here she also shows of something I have been trying to catch on film for awhile now. She loves to halfway stand up then bend over and put her head on the floor and smile at you upside down! :)

Movie Time

Avery enjoyed her first movie watching experience just a few days ago! She watched Chicken Run, well for about five minutes anyway. She really enjoyed her snack in front of the tv proving she is American and she also squated instead of sitting down for awhile proving she is also African and a third culture kid.