Aven at 2 years

On May 10, Aven turned two! In this picture, she gives herself an applause for achieving that important milestone. (For comparison's sake, here's Rory at age 2.) Our little "Avi baby" has fast blossomed into a precocious and lovable little girl. She has a tremendous vocabulary (6-word sentences) and, just today, spelled her name. (At this same age, Rory was less verbal, but was counting to 20 ... perhaps these are clues to their different skills?)

Her favorite pastimes are reading her books, playing with animals, running around the house, singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and doing anything with her big sister.

Aven is 33.5 inches tall (50% percentile) (or an inch shorter than her sister at the same age) and 24 pounds (25th percentile) (exactly the same weight as Rory).