All About Avery: Please don't lick the fireplace...

Parenthood has really changed Jared and me. We rarely eat out and spend our Friday and Saturday nights at home trying to teach Avery to walk and talk and creating games such as "Avery's Favorite Toy" (more on that later). We've also found ourselves saying strange things like: please don't lick the fireplace/wall/trash can/shoe, please don't finger paint in your spit up, and don't eat the dog's food. I suppose this is all normal but we have to stop and laugh every once in awhile.

As always Avery is growing and changing every day. The comment we always hear is "wow, her hair is getting sooo long." This morning when she woke up I could swear she'd gotten an inch taller overnight.

Avery is reaching many new milestones. She started saying "mama" around Christmas and then started "dada" last week, on my birthday ironically. And everything has been "dada" ever since. She has also managed to start pulling herself up in her crib.

And we FINALLY have our first tooth!! It poked through about a week and half ago on the bottom right. It looks like #2 is on the way as well.