2 Week Check-Up

On Thursday Eli had his 2 week check-up.
His pediatrician was thrilled with his growth!
She told me that the goal at their 2 week check up was just to regain their birth weight.

Here is Eli's stats:

22 inches (95%) and 9 lbs 15 oz (87%)

(He probably would have been 10 lbs even if he had pooped right before he got weighed.)

Sean and I are excited to have a big boy. 

I've always wanted a chubby baby and now I think I'll finally have one!

Four Years of Lexi

Tomorrow Lexi turns four!

It's been the most amazing four years of my life.

Lexi is such a sweet little girl with so much personality.

Sean and I love being her parents!

Let's take a trip down memory lane...

 

 

  

  

 

 

Now it's time to go put up the streamers and blow up the balloons!

Avery's 2 Year Old Stats and Some Predictions

Yesterday, Avery had her 2 year check up.

She did great.

The girls have a phenomenal doctor who we are really gonna miss.

Avery got her last shot until Kindergarten and did the best she ever has getting a shot.

She held her Gus Gus stuffed animal (the plump mouse from Cinderella).

And here are Avery's stats: 

Head: 19 inches

Weight: 22 lbs 8 oz (7%)

Height 33 1/2 inches (42%)

At Avery's last check up (18 months) she was 5% for weight and 25% for height. 
At her 1 year check up she was 10% for weight and height.

She has been getting taller.

Which explains why she almost always eats 3 times as much as Lexi.

My mom heard that if you take your child's height at age two and double it, 

that's how tall they will be when they grow up.

So if this is true then Avery will be 5'7 and Lexi will be 5'8.

I'm 5'9 so it could happen. 

Only time will tell.

(To see Lexi's stats at 2 years go here.)

Look at How Much Avery's Grown!

17 months later...

Since I love to put my girls in matching clothes that means
I have several outfits sized 2 years apart.
Today I pulled out the 24 month/ 2T box of clothes for Avery.
In one month she will be the age Lexi was when she became a big sister
and started wearing matching clothes.
So now Avery will start wearing the same outfits she did when she was a baby.
So I will be taking several comparison pictures.

Avery's Growing Up (The 19 and 20 Months Post)

Avery has really been growing up.
Since I last blogged, she's turned 19 and 20 months old.

Avery is really excited about Disney Princesses.

Avery's favorite movie is Cinderella. She asks to watch it every morning.

Avery loves to draw. When she draws she sometimes will say, " A V Y."
She's trying to say the letters of her names.

Avery loves babies! She gets so excited when she sees babies even in books or movies.

This last picture is of Avery and my friend Lizi's daughter Kate.
Avery loves Kate. She loves to give Kate toys and try to put her binkie in her mouth.

Avery loves under ware. She is always trying to put Lexi's on.

Avery always wants to be like Lexi.
Here Avery is trying to get ready to go to preschool with Lexi.

Avery loves laying down with her blankets and pillow.
Lexi went through a phase too when she was obsessed with "nigh nigh."

Avery is just so cute in this next picture, hugging this heart.

Avery is still really excited about the potty.
Every time we go to Khol's she wants to sit on the little potty.
She even ask for toilet paper so she can wipe.

I have a picture of Avery when she was three weeks old sitting in this stroller.
It's crazy how much bigger she is now.

I just love this smile!

And here is Avery saying, "no."

Avery is so into dress up now. It's adorable!

Just another picture of my growing up little girl.
For fun here is the post I did about Lexi when she was 19 months old.
And then Lexi's 20 month old post.

Avery goes to nursery now!!!

Last week Miss Avery turned 18 months old.

She is growing up much too quickly.

It doesn't help that she wants to be just like her 3 year old sister...

At least she might potty train early. Right? Let's hope.

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This last Sunday was Avery's second week in nursery

(we snuck her in a week early).

She has been loving it.

And Lexi loves having her in there with her.

Last Sunday Lexi held Avery's hand and walked her down the hall to nursery.

They were wearing these matching pink dresses,

and look adorable.

The just walked into nursery together and never looked back.

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Here are Avery's 18 month stats:

20 lbs 4 oz (5%)

30 2/4 inches (25%)

Here's the link to Lexi's 18 month post. It's fun to compare.

Avery Was 17 Months Old

This week Avery will turn 18 months old.

In fact she went to nursery today for the first time (she did great and loved it).

So yeah, as you can tell I'm really behind on blogging.

It's not because I'm pregnant, because I'M NOT PREGNANT!

We moved, the girls both had croup, Sean has been in Dallas and I just didn't feel like blogging!

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Anyway, Avery is adorable!

Avery is communicating a lot more.

She says so many words now.

Whenever Avery wants to go anywhere she grabs her "does" and says "bye?"

And then will bring everyone else their shoes too.

Avery loves coloring and loves stickers.

Every night when we read scriptures every is really great about grabbing scriptures for everyone and sitting down and "reading" with us.

Avery loves books. She especially loves a Beauty and the Beast book we recently bought at the thrift store. She will look at it for 10 minutes straight turning the pages and saying "Belle" and "East" (Beast).

This picture was taken when Avery had croup. To help the girls breath I would take them out in the cold air. In fact, one night I wrapped up Avery and took her out on our deck at 1 am.

Avery insisted on having her own keys and wearing a backpack.

Avery loves, loves, loves Caillou! She loves Dora too.

This girl just really loves TV, a little too much if you ask me.

Her she is mesmerized by Caillou.

Sitting in her baby sing read. She loves this swing and is still small enough,

well lite enough to sit in it.

And here are the girls at the zoo a few weeks ago. I just think Avery looks like a doll.

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Avery loves to put chap stick on, brush her teeth, comb her hair and pick out her own jewelry to wear. She is so girly and so independent. Anything Lexi can do she can to.

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Avery loves, loves, loves the Disney princesses! She says "Rora" for Aurora. "Rella" for Cinderella and "Belle."

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Avery recently learned out to say no. Which she now says all the time. But she is just so darn cute when she says it. She just makes me smile and want to kiss her.

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Avery loves throwing things. She gets in trouble for it pretty much every day now.

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Avery is a great helper. When we say it's time to clean up she happily helps to her toys away in their bins.

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I swear Avery is growing because she is always signing and saying eat.

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Avery is just so much fun and we love her so much!

(For fun here's the link to Lexi's 17 month old post)

Then and Now

We went through our storage unit today.

We're trying to get everything organized for our move NEXT WEEK!

Anyway, I pulled out our baby swing and bath tub.

And then girls loved playing with them.

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Here's Avery 4 weeks old.

Avery now. 16 months old.

Avery 2 months old.

Avery now.

Avery 3 months old.

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Lexi 3 weeks old.

Lexi now.

Lexi 3 months old.

Lexi now.

Lexi 4 months old.

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It's amazing how much my girls have grown!!!!