8 months old!

She's 8 months old!!!! Heres what we've observed about Avery this past month;

*We weighed her on our bathroom scale this morning and she weighed 20 lbs!!!

*Avery will sometimes sleep with her head up against the crib bumper and her right hand through the slats!

*I've forgotten to mention this but Avery loves to have her ears rubbed. She gets very still and quiet. Her eyes even start to close! its too funny!

*She has become quite the little chatterbox! I just love her little coos

*We moved Avery to her new big girl carseat. except for our long car rides, she sits up like a big girl!

*She had her first sink bath!

*Avery attended her first wedding! Her auntie CiCi and uncle Aaron's wedding!

*Avery had her first real "mommy anxiety moment"

*New foods Avery ate this month; homemade apples, cheerios, avocado, blueberries, carrots, corn

*She had all but stopped drooling.. but this past week it has started up again, maybe closer to teeth???

*Avery said her first word!!! DA-DA on June 15!

*avery has started showing "mommy anxiety", when i would walk away from her when she was playing she would fuss and even start crying. we are working to help her be more comfortable being independant!

*she has started using her right hand alot more, there for awhile i thought she might be a lefty!

*Avery took her first vacation, we went to Lake Tenkiller with my family!

*She finally gave in and started rolling back to tummy, she started doing it at the lake.

*Avery definitely lets you know when she is bored or upset, she does this grunting/fussy noise that sometimes leads to a cry if you don't move fast enough! strong willed!

*she is starting to want to get into everything.

*she reaches for people now and will even push up when you pick her up. she also started leaning to the side and looking up at me when I'm holding her on my lap.

*she helped celebrate her first fathers day with chris!

*avery thinks she is a toddler, when holding her she reaches for the ground like she wants down to walk!?! too funny!

*she loves to mimic her little fake cough, although it turns into her just basically yelling! but its really cute!

This is such a fun time to watch Avery develop, she's talkative and wants to do everything we are doing. Its amazing and I can't wait to see what she does next!

click here for Avery's pics from this past month!