20 months!

Before I catch up on our Christmas festivities we enjoyed this year, Ava turned 20 months just before Christmas, so its time first to document whats going on this month with our girl!

• She's loves to give hugs and kisses, now she'll say hug randomly and come running with arms wide open, saying "momma hug". (My heart literally aches when she does this, it melts me every time). 
• She and her best bud Izzy love to give each other kisses, its just so innocent and sweet, love how much these girl's love each other. 
• She loves to point at things and ask you "what's this?". She can ask this question 20 times in a row and loves to go around a room and quiz you every item in it. 
• She's started singing. She randomly on her own will start singing "twinkle, twinkle little star" but gets lost after the first verse. Her version sounds a little like, "binkle binkle whittle star"
• She loves to play chase around the house, she laughs and laughs when you get her, and loves to chase us in return. 
• She's started saying the word "potty" a lot. I'm not sure if she's really ready but she keeps showing more and more signs she is, so might should get a potty for her soon. She randomly will sit on Rory's food or water bowl and declare its a potty. She is fully clothed when she does this so far Rory's area is safe, not sure where she got this idea about Rory's bowls?
• Just before the move this fall I was going to cut back on the paci but didn't really stick with it with all the adjustments, now that we are done with Christmas travel's decided we are back to cutting the paci down to the bed and the car. 
• She doesn't care a thing about the TV or any shows. She knows who Elmo is from her bath time books and will point him out sometimes when she sees him.
• I made a canvas for her room with a bird on it (I'll post more on this pinterest inspired project soon), she loves to come into her room and say "hi bird". 

Here's some pics from this weekend with two Christmas gifts, her doll stroller and her new boots!

Our Church had service night for the holidays at nursing home this month, they had this snow globe inside that Ava apparently thought needed a little squeeze. 

II remember this time last year, its was just before Ava would start to get teeth, start crawling, really eating table food and I remember that I was afraid I would so miss my tiny baby. I have to say, I love each stage, I really do. This stage is so much fun, most ways I think its easier, some days I'd say its harder but everyday I love her and love sharing this precious early years with her, I hope I stay present and soak up every bit of it! Love this girl so much!