When we were in Seattle to get Avery's passport for our upcoming trip to England, we visited the Children's Museum to make the trip a bit more fun for Avery. She had a great time and was able to put to use her new stair climbing skills. The stairs in the video were actually a bit tougher for her to climb than regular stairs, but she managed quite well.
Seattle Children's Museum from Megan Smith on Vimeo.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Reading Time
I am posting this one for all the grandparents out there. I acknowledge that it's a long video for anyone not related to Avery to watch. :) We're just reading her current favorite book, but I think it's cute how much she enjoys it.
Ears, Nose, & Toes from Megan Smith on Vimeo.
Ears, Nose, & Toes from Megan Smith on Vimeo.
Composite III
Nain (Megan's mom) has requested more videos! I haven't been great at taking videos lately, but here are a few clips from the past couple of months. It worth noting that she now crawls mostly on her knees, so the salamander belly crawl is pretty much done with. I'm so glad I got it on video since it was adorable!
Also, I ran out of space on the camera, but at the end of the last clip where Avery is eating Purely O's with Eddie watching on, Avery reaches out and just pats Eddie on the head repeatedly.
Avery Composite III from Megan Smith on Vimeo.
Also, I ran out of space on the camera, but at the end of the last clip where Avery is eating Purely O's with Eddie watching on, Avery reaches out and just pats Eddie on the head repeatedly.
Avery Composite III from Megan Smith on Vimeo.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Updates
A post will be coming soon with more pictures or a video ... something interesting to look at! But for now, just a few updates.
Pointing
Avery is pointing at everything. She loves it when she points and then someone points back until doing the ET finger touch. That just makes her giggle. On our daily dog walks through the trail, she points at the trees. We stop and I do the sign for tree and she smiles. Her most frequent pointing subjects are Eddie and any pictures of smiling babies or kids.
Specific Book Recollection
I read Avery a book that shows eyes, nose, toes, etc via pictures. "Two eyes, two eyes" with pictures of an animal on one side and pictures of a baby on the other side. Each time I read it to her, I point to the subject (eyes, nose, toes, etc) in the pictures, then on Avery. Today I started to point to her cheeks and her nose without the book. She looked around and was able to locate that specific book and wanted to read it! I thought it was a coincidence, but then tested her on this again by distracting her with another book and placing the eye book in another location. Then I pointed out her nose. She immediately looked around and kept looking until she located the book, then she lunged forward to grab it so we could read it.
Bath Time
Bath time continues to be Avery's favorite activity. She has a running crawl she does (at least when she first starts) and it is most frequently utilized when she realizes that bath time is near.
Signing
Avery's doing the milk sign fairly often now. She also did the sign to be lifted up today, but it's possible that was a coincidence since she, as I mentioned above, she's pointing like mad. I think she's getting close to doing "all done" for when she's done eating, but that one is also tricky since she likes to flail her arms when eating anyway.
Pointing
Avery is pointing at everything. She loves it when she points and then someone points back until doing the ET finger touch. That just makes her giggle. On our daily dog walks through the trail, she points at the trees. We stop and I do the sign for tree and she smiles. Her most frequent pointing subjects are Eddie and any pictures of smiling babies or kids.
Specific Book Recollection
I read Avery a book that shows eyes, nose, toes, etc via pictures. "Two eyes, two eyes" with pictures of an animal on one side and pictures of a baby on the other side. Each time I read it to her, I point to the subject (eyes, nose, toes, etc) in the pictures, then on Avery. Today I started to point to her cheeks and her nose without the book. She looked around and was able to locate that specific book and wanted to read it! I thought it was a coincidence, but then tested her on this again by distracting her with another book and placing the eye book in another location. Then I pointed out her nose. She immediately looked around and kept looking until she located the book, then she lunged forward to grab it so we could read it.
Bath Time
Bath time continues to be Avery's favorite activity. She has a running crawl she does (at least when she first starts) and it is most frequently utilized when she realizes that bath time is near.
Signing
Avery's doing the milk sign fairly often now. She also did the sign to be lifted up today, but it's possible that was a coincidence since she, as I mentioned above, she's pointing like mad. I think she's getting close to doing "all done" for when she's done eating, but that one is also tricky since she likes to flail her arms when eating anyway.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
9-month check-up
We just returned from Avery's 9-month check-up. Everything is looking good. She is in the 50th percentile for all of her stats (19 lb 14 oz, 28.5" long, and 17.5" head circumference). Her immunization shots were a piece of cake this time. She didn't cry at all when they were doing the shots, cried for maybe 10 seconds afterwards, and then was back to her usual, happy self.
They always write down her stats on a sheet of paper that has a picture on it. The picture this time was of a puppy. Avery kept pointing to the picture of the puppy and smiling. This morning, eating breakfast, she kept trying to point at Eddie, but what she ends up doing is poking him in the eye. As noted, he'll put up with anything if he thinks there might be some food at the end of it.
They always write down her stats on a sheet of paper that has a picture on it. The picture this time was of a puppy. Avery kept pointing to the picture of the puppy and smiling. This morning, eating breakfast, she kept trying to point at Eddie, but what she ends up doing is poking him in the eye. As noted, he'll put up with anything if he thinks there might be some food at the end of it.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Bath
Yesterday, I put Avery down in the hallway upstairs and walked to the other end to do some laundry. Normally she looks at me at the other end for a bit, then crawls towards me. This time she looked at me, then started crawling furiously towards me. However, she turned left before reaching me. She went into her bathroom and crawled towards the tub, then pulled herself up and tried to climb in. She wanted a bath! I had no clue that she even associated that room with her baths. Plus, she's not been overly excited about baths, though she never cries or is upset to take them. The last few times, however, she splashes madly in the tub and seems to have a great time.
When I saw her eagerness to take a bath, I called down to Daddy, who came upstairs to give her a bath. They filled the tub together.
Avery is now starting to point at things. She especially likes to point at other babies or pictures of babies. In my office, I have three pictures framed of Avery with D and me. Everyday, we look at those and she just beams from ear to ear and points at herself in the pictures.
She's also making the "ma-ma-ma" noise. I know she's not saying mama, but I still just love it. Her babbling is starting to sound more like words and less like babble, even though she's not saying anything. The other day I said "Eddie" while petting Eddie and she repeated it. I couldn't get a repeat performance from her, but it was exciting nonetheless.
Finally, I will share my latest discovery. Avery gets a little bored with eating about half way through a jar of food or container of yogurt. She's not really full, just bored (at least from what I can tell). I can get her to finish if I call Eddie to come over and sit by me. She loves to look at Eddie. The only time he will let her pet him is if she's eating, so that is also a bonus for her. Eddie knows he gets to lick left over baby food or yogurt, so he'll pretty much put up with anything at that point. Eddie finally has a job! He charges a serving of cheese for each 15 minutes of work if anyone is interested in hiring him to help you feed your little ones.
When I saw her eagerness to take a bath, I called down to Daddy, who came upstairs to give her a bath. They filled the tub together.
Avery is now starting to point at things. She especially likes to point at other babies or pictures of babies. In my office, I have three pictures framed of Avery with D and me. Everyday, we look at those and she just beams from ear to ear and points at herself in the pictures.
She's also making the "ma-ma-ma" noise. I know she's not saying mama, but I still just love it. Her babbling is starting to sound more like words and less like babble, even though she's not saying anything. The other day I said "Eddie" while petting Eddie and she repeated it. I couldn't get a repeat performance from her, but it was exciting nonetheless.
Finally, I will share my latest discovery. Avery gets a little bored with eating about half way through a jar of food or container of yogurt. She's not really full, just bored (at least from what I can tell). I can get her to finish if I call Eddie to come over and sit by me. She loves to look at Eddie. The only time he will let her pet him is if she's eating, so that is also a bonus for her. Eddie knows he gets to lick left over baby food or yogurt, so he'll pretty much put up with anything at that point. Eddie finally has a job! He charges a serving of cheese for each 15 minutes of work if anyone is interested in hiring him to help you feed your little ones.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Swimming
Avery had her first swimming lesson today. She seemed a natural in the water. I put together a little video of her adventure. I'm switching from YouTube to Vimeo since it has better resolution.
Swimming from Megan Smith on Vimeo.
Swimming from Megan Smith on Vimeo.
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