18 months

Avery weighs 27 pounds 11 ounces (85%) and is 34 inches tall (80%). 

Avery is wearing size 5 diapers and 18-24 month clothes. 

Each month I write that Avery is into everything. And each month, I don't know how, he gets into more and more. He's my only child who drags chairs to reach things on counters and the only one who's ever opened my china cabinet. 

Avery has earned the nickname No No Little Joe. This is from a tv show the kids watch where a little panda gets in trouble and they tell him, "no no, little Joe!" Now, before he does something he's not supposed to do, he will either say "uh uh uh" or "no no little Joe!"

He thinks it's funny that he's bad!!

He gets frightened very easily! He's scared of some of the talking apps, big rumbles from trucks, thunder, Elmo and Kaden's nerf bows. He comes running and crying, "Mama? Mama? Mommyeeeeee!!!"

He can count to six!!!! No joke!!! I have it on video!

He is obsessed with buses. Loves singing Wheels on the Bus, loves watching bus videos and loves seeing the school bus pick up and drop off in front of our house. 

He sings! He knows the words to Wheels on the Bus and says round and round, wah wah wah, up and down, shhh shhh shhh and also says all through the town. He signs a Shabbat song and Happy Birthday (hah to you). 

Some new words this month are:

Peekaboo

Peekaboo barn (peeboo bah)

Apple

Sticker

No no little Joe (go go wih dah)

Ribbitt (deep growls voice)

He answers yes and no questions (yeah and nah). 

He tells us when he poops or is pooping. One day he was fussy and we asked what was wrong, and he said, "poop" and pointed to his diaper. Potty training soon???

Avery sniffs Garrison on the nose and Barrett on the ear and sucks his tongue just like Cam and Ry. 

He is so polite and says please and thank you all the time. 

His favorite books are Big Red Barn and Happy Birthday Elmo. 

Avery loves playing with Cam and wrestles with him every chance he gets. 

Avery and Ryane are starting to play with each other and they pretend play really well!

Avery likes to try to walk up and down the stairs now instead of crawl or slide. 

He's cute, funny and smart. What more could I ask for?! Happy half birthday, sweet love! 

Best monthly pictures so far! Thanks to Eric and Sara for making him giggle!! He didn't even try to knock down the blocks!!