Ava this summer

Ava has basically taught herself how to swim this summer. It has been pretty amazing to watch. She just wants it so bad shes going for it. She really can swim doggie paddle for a little distance with head above water and she can also swim under water. She loves getting thrown in and jumping off our backs. Clara has also gotten a little more more fearless going into the water by watching Ava.

All summer we have been using everyone elses boogies boards at Good Harbor or down the cape. My mom finally got one for Ava. She loves tooling around on it in the water like a giant kick board or pretending its a skim board on the shore line.

She also got her first pair of roller blades! WOOT! totally. Shes getting OK at it....but its not as easy as i think she thought it was going to be. ha!

18 month check Up - Clara

This happened a few weeks ago- Claras 18 months check up -I am a bit behind. 'Sigh'.

So, Clara is 22.6 lbs & 33 inches long. Guess what? That is almost exactly waht she was at her 12 month appt. Then she got pneumonia and everything changed. Im not sure if it was the amoxicillin or what. But she sort of stopped eating and stopped eating the things she was really good at eating. Hot dogs, mac and cheese...i mean she was as good a eater as Ava.


The doc doesn't seem overly concerned but we have a weight check with her in 3 months instead of waiting for 6 months for her 2 year check up.

Awesomely enough she has been peeing on the potty! not all the time but sometimes once a day or every other day. She absolutely hates her diaper and takes it off any time she can. Her language develops at a slower pace than Avsa did. Shes got her words: no, dog, cow, shoe, bye, mama, dada, meatball, milk, more, water.....a few more maybe. Amy would know better than I. She can also say small phrases, like more milk, more water, no mama. She knows a large spectrum of colors when asked. She can sort by size and color, maybe even shape?


Clara LOVEs to laugh and I dont know one person that doesn't love it when shes laughs. She got the best giggle. Ava really can make her laugh which is pretty darn awesome. Next to her awesome laugh is her awesome dance skill. She will dance to anything that carry any sort of tune. It is pretty awesome. Ive got video to download and post!