Audrey's 18 Month Checkup

Audrey had a good report at her checkup on Friday. She is 21.5 pounds, which is the 10th percentile and is approximately 30.5 inches tall, which is between the 10th and 25th percentile. Audrey has a good memory and was a little anxious of everything that was going on when we got to the pediatrician's office. She protested everything including getting measured and the scale, so I'm not totally confident in the numbers, but it's close enough.

Thank goodness there will be no more shots until she's four, both she and I have had our fill!

I haven't really taken any pictures in the last week. We've all been a little sick and I was working late almost every day - which is very unusual. But I did get one of her first ponytail, her hair is really growing!


Audrey is learning so many words lately, and is saying two word sentences. The biggest word she's said so far is backpack, and almost perfectly. She's really mimicking what we say, it's so neat.

The weather starting to finally cool off a little here, it was in the mid 90's all week, but it going to be much more reasonable this week. We have tickets for a corn maze and hayride and we're looking forward to taking Audrey to that. Hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of autumn!

More California Photos

We took so many photos on our trip, it's hard to get even a portion of them uploaded! We had a really great time, and Audrey really enjoyed her time with her cousin Adele and the rest of the family.

Our trip back was a little bumpier than our trip out, but it was still pretty good. Audrey did not sleep at all on the flight back and was a little hyper, but the worst part was when she vomited all over my lap halfway through the flight. It was worth it though, and we can't wait to go back!

Audrey is doing so well right now. She is a little chatterbox and I'm amazed at how many words she can say. A lot of her chatter is nonsense, but she communicates very well and definitely understands a large part of what we say.

Audrey just runs around the house now and is getting more and more co-ordinated. She falls down occasionally, but she is a tough little girl and often doesn't cry at all.

She is 18 months old now, it's hard to believe. She's due for her check up next week, more shots unfortunately. I weighed her at home, and will get confirmation at the check-up, but it looks like she is about 21.5 pounds, which puts her in the 10th percentile.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Labor Day - Part III

The second day of our trip was in Palm Springs. We all went out for a big brunch at Sherman's. I guess I forgot to mention that our good friends Kyle & Monica met us out in California, we were so glad the could join us.

Audrey playing with Baba's purse.




Audrey did her best ever in a high chair, but she did have a moment of protest when she lost her straw.





We've had a lot of fun playing in Baba's pool. The sun is so powerful though it's hard to stay out for very long, even with loads of sunscreen and our hats.

Labor Day - Part II

The final area we visited at the Getty was the children's zone. Audrey and Adele especially enjoyed the fancy little book corner.



Next we went out for lunch in Venice Beach. We had a fun meal at James Beach Bar (and enjoyed the fish tacos featured in the film "I Love You Man.") Audrey did not like the dry sand, something about the sinking surface freaked her out a bit, but she Loved the ocean. If I hadn't stopped her I'm sure she'd have dived right in!




















At the end of the day, Audrey still hadn't had enough of the water and decided to climb into the bathtub.

End of August & Labor Day in California!

Hello from California!

We are visiting Audrey's Baba and having a very nice family vacation. Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day long weekend!

Here are a few photos from before we left. Audrey loved "driving" this car at her sitter's house.




Audrey was great on the trip to L.A. She slept for the first hour and a half, so that helped, but she was really good the whole time. I guess I shouldn't have worried :)




Audrey was excited to see her cousin Adele. They have both grown up a lot since last time we visited. They've had a great time playing together.



On our first morning in L.A. we went to the Getty museum. We were only inside for a little while, but the grounds & architecture were really beautiful.