Giving Thanks for our Blessings: Avery is 20 months!

Another month has flown by, and our sweet Avery is 20 months old! It's hard to believe that in 4 months, we'll be celebrating her 2nd birthday. And I thought the first year flew by!
She has learned so much over the past month or two. She probably can say at least 100 words now, and several three word sentences. Her favorite phrases are "I want/like juice," "I got shoes," "Socks and Shoes," and "That's Momma's/Daddy's." It's so cute listening to her talk. She can point to and name almost all of her body parts, as well as those of others. She can tell you what different animals say (Fish, Doggie, Cat, Horse, Sheep, Cow, Lion). She loves to talk on the phone to Daddy and her Grandparents... she will say Hi and Bye Bye and kiss the phone. She is starting to learn a few colors and numbers. She will sing tons of songs from school. She LOVES her books... right now she is hooked on the Brown Bear series, we have to read them EVERY night.
She loves to pick out her food, she will go to the refrigerator when she is getting hungry and start pulling things out. She is super independent, and wants to try to do everything herself, whether it's getting in her booster chair and buckling herself in, or putting on her clothes and shoes, or brushing her teeth.
She is also fearless. She continues to climb on everything, you have to watch her like a hawk... She loves going to the park and going down all the tall slides, usually head first.
She also has a very sweet side. She has gotten very attached to her "babies." She will cover them up with blankets and pat them, kiss the, and feed them bottles. She has to have several of them in her bed with her at night. She is also very attached to her "Blankie." She loves to give hugs and kisses, she will blow you kisses, say thank you and bless you, she will kiss my belly when I tell her to kiss baby Sissy. I hope that she will continue to be sweet when Natalie arrives.
Her neck continues to heal very well from her little surgery. She has a small scar, but hopefully it will fade. She calls it her "boo-boo." She wants us to kiss all her "boo-boo's" now. It's sweet.
We are so blessed to have such a fun, smart, playful, and loving little girl in our lives. We are amazed at how much she has learned, and look forward to watching her grow and grow!