I cannot believe Ava is already 16 months old - which means we have been in China for nearly 3 months now! Where does the time go?! She is growing so fast - and learning so much! Ryan is doing an AWESOME job with her and she absolutely loves spending her days with him. She isn't getting as much time with other kids as we would like, so we did some research and found a Gymboree Play class in the area. It is way too expensive, so we will work on negotiating a better price. Assuming we can get at least 50% off (we were told that since we are Caucasian, they will really want us to join), we will start classes in October!
As we've said in the past - Ava loves to talk. We don't always understand what she's saying (maybe she can already speak Chinese, LOL), but some words are very clear - for instance:
- ball (ANYTHING round is a ball)
- baby (she says this whenever she sees a baby, toddler or even just a stroller)
- "ut oh"
- all gone
- cheese (one of her favorites)
- milk (although she really emphasizes the "k" making it sound almost German)
And many more words ...
And others are a little less clear - like "ming ming" (green beans - one of her favorite vegetables)!
Most of the time when you ask she will point out her head, hair, ears, eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, fingers, shirt, pants, knees, toes and shoes. After she points out her own body parts, she will then point out yours (and anyone else around) as well!
We haven't officially started potty training, but she now says "pee" when she walks into the bathroom. And I usually have her sit on the potty once/day. Nothing yet, but we've gotten close twice (once she peed on the floor after I took her off the potty and once she walked into the bathroom, said "poopy" and then actually pooped, in her diaper not on the floor, thank goodness)! So maybe it is not too far off which would be nice!
Unfortunately an impromptu visit to the Dr gave us an updated weight/height check on Ava!
Weight - 10.2 kg (22.5 lbs) --- at 12 months Ava weighed in at 20 lbs (40th percentile)
Height - 81 cm (31.9 inches) --- at 12 months Ava was 29 3/4" long (75th percentile)
The Dr, who didn't speak English even though her business card said she did, was concerned about her weight. It was obvious when she tried to squeeze fat on Ava's belly ... her thighs are still chubby though :) Considering she has gained nearly 2.5 lbs in 4 months and eats well most days, we are not worried. For as thin as most Chinese people are, they sure do like chubby babies! We were anxious to see how much she'd grown as up until a month or two ago she could walk under our kitchen table!
It's hard to believe that Ava will almost be 19 months old before she is back in the US ... She'll probably have lots of new tricks up her sleeve by then!
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