18 months

Audrey hit her 18-month mark while we were still in the hotel, on June 11th. She is doing well! She's 30.5 inches tall and weighs 19 pounds, 5 ounces. She's actually gained quite a bit of weight since moving back to the U.S., which is a good thing! We finally made the decision to flip her car seat around. Especially since we had a road trip and it wasn't really fair for Rachel to be the only one enjoying movies... Although Audrey only enjoyed a few minutes here and there. She's still not into TV, which isn't a bad thing.

Audrey's vocabulary has exploded in the past 2 months. She'll pretty much try to say anything. She has mastered most 3, 4, and 5-letter words and plenty of bigger words as well. Some of our favorites are hot dog, back pack, heavy, bubbles, goggles, and Audrey. She knows the answers to 2 questions, what her name is and how old she is. Of course she doesn't always perform... Audrey has pretty much mastered Rachel's name as well, which makes Rachel smile. :) We are still working on "grandma". Audrey calls any grandparent "papa" and if you try to correct her, she gets a bit upset... She has started to put a few words together to make sentences. Our all-time favorite is, "hold me peas (please)".

Even though Audrey isn't a cuddlier, she loves to cuddle with her baby dolls. She sleeps with her favorite baby doll and throughout the day is often toting some doll around. She loves pushing her dolls around in strollers as well. Audrey enjoys coloring and it looks like she's definitely going to be right-handed. On rainy days, she loves to play with play-doh. Audrey can be quite the tease and she knows it. She gets the cutest little grin on her face and has a very contagious laugh when she's teasing. :)

Audrey has transitioned pretty well to living in Texas. She has cute little curls when she gets sweaty, something we didn't see often in Amsterdam. Audrey has done pretty well adjusting to nursery at church. She doesn't like being dropped off, but she gets settled in pretty quickly.

It is so much fun to watch Audrey learn and discover new things. We also love watching Rachel's excitement and love for Audrey. I have recently been dropping the girls off at the kidzone at the gym. Audrey gets a little upset at first when I leave. Whenever I pick the girls up Rachel is sure to tell me that she gave Audrey hugs so she would be happy. The love the girls have for each other is such a beautiful thing to observe. Don't get me wrong, they still torment each other when the chance arises. But overall they are pretty good to each other.

One tired little girl after her first go at afternoon church and nursery:

She still loves jewelry!:

Always has been and I'm sure always will be a fan of chocolate:

My attempt at a formal shot: