479 Days

11/5/12: Ayda reading to her baby.

 Ayda helped Daddy fix the electrical outlet. 

Looking at the situation. 

Ready to give him the next screw.

Daddy asked for the flashlight.

 Colander fun!!!

11/13: Watching ourselves on the computer screen and playing Peek-A-Boo.

11/13: How Ayda keeps the sun out of her eyes.

11/14: She loves wearing her hood,
carrying around mixers utensils,
and playing with her nativity magnets.

11/15: Eating grapes lying down. That's normal, right?

11/15: Ayda loves grapes. While Momma was getting items out for dinner,
she sneaked in to get a little snack. We now put the grapes on the top shelf.

11/16/12: Ayda's 15 month doctor visit!

Weight: 22 lbs 9 oz (75%)

Length: 32 in. (90%)

Head Smart: 17.75 in. (39%)

11/18: We made Ayda an amazing house made from a cardboard box.

Looking out her window. 

Thanking us for her new house.

Waving bye as she closes her door.

Saying Hello!

Ayda's house tipped over and she is sat on her kitchen.

Waving Bye!

11/19: Ayda found a bowl, used it as a helmet, and
used it for a step to get to the pens in the kitchen.

11/20: Ayda and Emma enjoying the park!

11/21: Not such a happy girl today.
This is also the day that she perfected the fake cry to get her way.

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/22: Ayda's first Thanksgiving meal!

She showed off by holding and sipping out of a regular cup without any help.
That means Ayda picked up the cup, guided it to her mouth, sipped, and placed the cup down.
She did this several times until she started playing. 

Eating a snack of green beans and propped her feet up under the table cloth.

Ayda and Great Grandmother

11/23: First Black Friday going out into the crowds.
Ayda, Mommy, Gram, and Great Grandmother (four generations)

11/23: Stopped at Edgar's Bakery for a snack.
Ayda's first sugar cookie.

11/23: Watching Daddy play Angry Birds

11/24: Ayda found Daddy's Auburn ring.

11/25: Ayda's second Christmas is in 30 days. Her tree was the first up in the house.

11/25/2012

11/25: Ayda has been practicing talking on the phone with remote, pens, towels, lotion bottles, and etc. 

Today she actually held a conversation with Gram. She said Hello, kept talking, and even moved her hand to explain what she was trying to say.

11/26: First pony tail

11/28/12: During a fake cry, Ayda yawned. 

11/29: Sitting in a strainer

11/29: Helping Daddy get the fireplace ready!

11/30/12:

Driving with all her stuff animals in the car.
She is HAPPY!

 Hanging Lights

Realized he has to take part of the lights down!

Ayda saw a ladybug for the first time.

 The Amazing Ayda:

• Will put her shoes beside the door when we take them off.
• Is saying Momma daily 
• 11/9: Jumped for the first time
• Ayda is trying to run
• 11/15: Ayda will play Peek-A-Boo and will say Boo when she moves her hands.
• 11/16: woke up saying Jesus and pointed to where he was in the room (in the nativity scene).
• We are starting to understand many of her daily words. Ayda hasn't made a sentence, but we fully understand.
• Loves to color
• Ayda will only push herself forward on a car at the Anderson's house. Apparently MG's car moves forward only and ours moves only backwards.
• 11/20: Dipped her chip into the salsa for the first time. She licked the salsa off and dipped again.