In the last few weeks or so, Avery has adopted a (very loud) squeal as a way to express her happiness\/excitement. She’s prone to squealing when someone new walks in the room or when she sees a toy she likes – or sometimes, she’s prompted by seemingly nothing at all. She’s also chattering way more than before: she babbles \u00e2\u20ac\u0153dada\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mama\u00e2\u20ac\u009d a lot, and she can say what sounds like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hi.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I still don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what counts as her first word (when she says \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mama,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d does she know it’s me, or is she just making sounds?) but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fun having her talk just the same. And on a related note, although she can’t say the word “milk,” she does understand it. I’ve noticed only in the last week or two that she perks up and starts breathing heavy in excitement when I say that word. (And if I’m far away from her, she’ll crawl right over to me.)<\/p>\n
In terms of looks, Avery is getting more hair, and it’s a bit darker than it was when she was first born. Her eyes are still bluish-grey, and she still only has two teeth. She’s always opening her mouth (in a big smile) and showing off those bottom teeth; we think she kind of looks like a can opener!<\/p>\n
On a less fun note, Avery has been a bit of an inconsistent night sleeper this month. For awhile, she was sleeping straight through the night and waking at 7 AM to eat; lately, though, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been waking up several times in the night. It could be teething or a growth spurt (the typical things on which to blame sleep problems), or maybe it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just a bad phase. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like it, obviously, but when she gives me her big smile in the morning (like below), there’s just no way I can be mad!<\/p>\n
-M<\/p>\n
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