Fun Ady Facts

Ady is almost 18 months old, and she has started to truly blossom in her personality. She is so full of energy and has such a spark for adventure. I don't think a day passes without her testing our patience somehow as she seeks her independence or without her cracking us up into mild hysteria. Ady has never really ever been shy, but she is now starting to become even more of a social butterfly. She absolutely loves people, and she waves at everyone within eye-sight. It is adorable to watch her in the grocery store with all the different people in the aisles and checkout lines. Speaking of grocery stores, Ady learned about the free cookie that King Soopers gives out to kids for free as they shop with mom, and she is a BIG fan- maybe even their biggest fan! One of her new tricks is taking her pants off. She has been working on taking her shirt off too, but so far she has only managed to get one arm out and then get stuck. (see pictures) It is pretty common to start doing the dishes and halfway through find her walking around without pants or socks and with her shirt hanging off. What a goober!

As a blossoming toddler, Ady has learned a wonderful new word, and she loves to use it as much as she can whether it makes sense or not: "No!" She even tells Charlie and Izzy "No" if she doesnt think they are behaving in a manner she approves of.

Ady loves reading still, and now she is starting to learn to repeat sounds and words back! I have loved it. We've heard her say a lot of words. It is a blast! She is also learning lots of different animal sounds and motions. One of my favorites she does is the sound of the elephant. She sticks her arm up by her head and makes a squeal! *sigh* So much cuteness in one little body! She also drew her first picture: Check it out!

Adyson is a picky eater, but the more I try to give her easy foods to eat, the less she seems to like them. We have found that she actually has a very weird taste in food. Here is what I mean.
Ady refuses to eat any sort of potato- mashed, baked, in soup, cheesy (she will eat french fries, though) and she wont eat macaroni and cheese. She will, however, eat salsa and guacamole, tomatoes, pickles, and clam chowder. Just today she decided that she loves salt and vinegar chips. Go figure! She is also the queen of weird food combinations. She just loves mixing her foods together. Here are some of her unique combos:
Craisons in clam chowder
Tomatoes in applesauce
Eggs in her yogurt
Cheese, mayo, bread in applesauce
Cheetos and yogurt
Peaches in her spaghetti o's

That girl never ceases to amaze me! On a final note, I am happy to report that Ady finally got all of her teeth in. She is not a good teether, like some of the babies we've met, so we are very excited to have a break from all the pain and suffering - and I'm just talking about what I went through.  :)
Here are two more pictures of our sweet toddler girl.
Ady and her Baby- BFF's
Adyson's favorite toy right now is her babydoll. She is very gentle with her and takes great care of her baby. She can give her a bottle or sippy cup and she even pats her back. So cute!

Ady and Mommy

Well, that is our update for now. I am almost to my 2nd trimester, and I am hoping for some energy to come my way when I get there. My belly is starting to get a little bigger, and I almost look pregnant not just like I've had too many girl scout cookies... although... I have had my fair share... :)