Cheeky girl

Ava's new thing is lifting up her butt cheek to let out a toot while she is sitting down. Where did she pick that up from? It's the cutest thing. She does it so nonchalantly, like she was born to do it. She also likes to announce that she just tooted by saying "Toot!" and giggling.

Ava is 21 months old!

My little baby is 21 months old! Ava sure is a sassy little thing. She's a mommy's girl but wants to be independent too.

Her favorite activities are:
-watching Signing Time videos. She flaps her arms around when she wants to watch it (she's trying to do the sign for "play)
-having lots of books read to her. She's constantly saying "Read! Read!"
-Playing with my tummy fat. She really likes lifting up my shirt and squishing my tummy fat (lucky for her there's plenty of it). She likes to finish her fat fondling session by blowing raspberries on my tummy. This happens at least 5 times a day. She doesn't like to play with David's tummy because it is hairy, or as she describes it "Yucky".
-Being tickled by Daddy and waiting by the door when Daddy comes home for work.



Her new favorite foods are:

-"Man Tou" (Chinese bread)
-soup
-sushi
-noodles from Trader Joe's. She's always trying to steal mine!



Ava's still not too much of a talker. She doesn't put more than two words together really, but she's picked up a few more words recently: Toot, Touch, Wall, Okay (a pig also says "okay"), Read, Cuppa or coop for book, yucky, Hand, Owl, Toy, Boy, Elbow, Ernie, Oscar “occo”, Opi for open, In, Dora, Whoa, and Whoa Joe, Ah Gong (my dad), Ah Yi, "Hua" Chinese for “flower”, Turtle, Shu Shu, Beep beep, "Yu" Chinese for fish, Bunny (she says buddy), Amen (she says amee), Happy, Unnies (for undies), Fork (she says "fook"), car, Monkey, Sticky, Cow, Hold, Sit (sounds like swear word), Peas, Clock, Grape, star



End of the boob era: Ava hasn't been breastfed in almost a week! She'll ask for "he mi mi" at random times during the day but I try to distract her. This is hopefully the end of a long and bittersweet love affair.



Here are some pictures of her around 21 months:

This was the most pitiful day of Ava's life. She had a fever, couldn't fall asleep for a nap, and just cried all day. It was a sad day for all.

Strutting around in mommy's red shoes. She walks better in them than I do!

Nothing like pushing a stroller in mommy's boots.

She likes to ride her "horsey"

Sunglasses on her head. She's a cool little chick.

Bonnie Lass

We went to the Scottish Festival in Mint Hill on May 23. We loved all the kilts and bagpipes! David enjoyed a lovely bridie (Scottish meat pie). We didn't dare try the haggis!

Checking out the strange hairy cows

Ava wanted to carry my purse around all morning. She could barely walk.

Ava is turning into such a blondie. Her hair looks slightly reddish too.

Men in kilts competing in the "Highland Games"

Bagpipes and kilt in a rock band. It was pure dead brilliant (Scottish saying for "exceptionally good")