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Well, I'm getting bigger and bigger everyday. Mummy and Daddy say they wish I wouldn't grow up so fast! I don't know why, I think it's fun. I can just do so much more now. Grabbing toys is so simple for me, it's like second nature. Now, after I grab them I either drop them onto the floor, or I throw them. Drives Mummy nuts because she's always picking my toys up off the ground!

I absolutely love my teddy bears! Especially the ones that "talk" back to me! I have a Pooh bear and an Eeyore that sing to me! My face lights up whenever I see them! I'm stronger now so I have no problem playing with my rattles. I like chewing on them... nice texture! I also have this great toy called a Kick Start Gym by Playskool. I think all babies should have one, they sure are fun. My favourite toy of all though is the cats. Whenever Scooter or Solange go by I try my hardest to reack for them. They've been really nice to me, never getting upset-even when I yank their fur!

I still find the TV quite entertaining. Mummy lets me watch parts of "Beauty and the Beast" sometimes and I really like it. Sesame Street/Park is my favourite though! There's lots of singing in it. Speaking of music, I just got the new Kenny Loggins kids CD called "More From Pooh Corner" and the entire family loves it. I like playing Baby Type on the computer too. It makes all kinds of neat sounds and colourful shapes pop up all over the screen. I've gotten pretty good at it. I also like going to dancearound.com on the internet and watching all the animals and cartoon characters dance!

Everyone thinks I'm teething now because I can get pretty cranky at times. I'm also drooling up a storm. Oh, and I love having my gums rubbed. Who knows, I could get teeth tomorrow and I could have to wait another few months. Hopefully sooner than later because it's pretty painful stuff! At least I have teethers to help and those oh-so-yummy teething Arrowroot cookies! Mmmmmmm....

Talking about food, I eat like a grownup now. Mummy makes her own food for me which is MUCH yummier than that jarred junk. So far she has made me yams, apples (my favourite), pears, peaches, and bananas (my least favourite). She says it's healthier too. All I really care about is the taste, and sometimes I can't get it into my mouth fast enough!  Now I only have 4 or 5 bottles a day compared to my 8 that I was having about a month ago. And I have 2 ice cubes worth of food per meal! YUMMY!  Mummy and Daddy knew I needed more to eat. At first they tried me out on that rice cereal---YUCK---!!!! Disgusting stuff!

My sleeptime is about the same as before. I now go to bed at about 19h00 and I'm up for good between 6h00 and 7h30. It depends. I'm almost always up in the middle of the morning around 4h00 for a bit to drink though.

As for the things I can do now, I can roll from my back to my tummy and occasionally from my tummy to my back. I get up on all fours, but when I start trying to inch forward I only end up inching backwards. Oh well, I'll get the hang on it soon! As for speaking, I don't. Sometimes I yell out "mum", but I don't mean anything by it like how Mummy hopes!

Thanks for reading up on me! I love telling people all about me! Make sure you check back again soon so you can find out more as I get older! :-)

Love, Avery  XOX