Mirror

Avery has really become fascinated by mirrors. Today we were out shopping with Melissa and Chelsea and we came across some mirrors;

*kisses*

Avery loves to give kisses now! She will give just about anyone a kiss. She even gave her buddy Ella a kiss today, wish I had caught it on video! this video was taken last night, she gave her stuffed animals each a kiss! so sweet! this evening she gave me a few kisses without me asking for one! :)

Avery also gave me some giggles tonight;

and practiced saying mama;

9 months old

Oh my, how the time has flown by! 9 months sounds so old! Here is whats new with Avery this past month;

 

• She has changed SO much, its hard for me to remember her as a tiny newborn.
• Her "mommy anxiety" increased exponentially at the beginning of the month. the moment I would start to walk away, or even turn away she would melt down!!
• she thinks she in invincible, when she pulls up she lets go thinking she can stand on her own, but she's not quite there yet!
• We celebrated her first 4th of July! she didn't make it to the fireworks though, maybe next year
• At her 9 month doctor appt (July 28th) she weighed 20.6lbs (80th percentile) and was 28.3 inches tall (76th percentile)!!!! Her doctor said she was looking great and right on track! I asked about her crawling, since she is still crawling with her belly on the floor, she said as long as she was mobile she was great!
• New foods this month were; raspberries, peaches, bread, pumpkin, puffs, strawberries, cinnamon, brown rice, turkey, tomato, chicken and teething biscuits. So far she doesn't seem to dislike anything, she eats it ALL!
• Avery is getting her first 2 teeth! I first felt one on July 4th (about a week later I saw there were 2)! This has made her a little cranky, I think she was in pain just before they pushed through the gums. I also think this is why she had mommy anxiety!
• She LOVES to wave at everything, people, pictures, target, even the TV. At the beginning of the month she started doing the "miss america" wave, now she does the open-close hand wave!
• She loves to look at all of the pictures on the wall, she gets very excited and always waves.
• I thought Ave might skip crawling but she proved me wrong, just after the 4th of July she started army crawling on her belly!!!
• Avery has been doing great sleeping through the night, she's been "sleeping in" till 8:30am some mornings! her bedtime is 8pm! (fortunately, her teething hasn't affected her nighttime sleep!)
• At the beginning of this month we dropped Avery's evening catnap. for the most part she is up from 4pm until bedtime, unless she's had a busy day or a short afternoon nap.
• We celebrated Daddy's new job at DELTA Air Lines! he will most likely start class on September 20... Avery and I may even go visit for a few days. We are so proud of him!
• Avery is ticklish on the bottoms of her feet! she loves when I tickle them in the bathtub!
• Avery finally said MAMA! she was 8.5 months old!
• She has started playing with her ears, i think its because she has been teething. Although I think she scratches them in her sleep because I have found little scabs in her ears ;(
• she's wearing mostly 12 month clothes, especially shorts! her chubby little legs won't fit into anything smaller! she's still in size 3 diapers!
• on July 24, Avery decided she was ready to drink from a sippy cup. She acted like she'd been doing it all along! She used to just chew on it and not actually drink! She's a turkey!
• she would rather walk around holding someone hands than do anything else!!! she gets mad sometimes when you try to sit her down...
• If she isn't too distracted Avery will lean in and give me a kiss when I ask her for one. She just started doing this about a week and a half ago and its the cutest thing ever! :D 

 

Click HERE for our favorite pics of Avery from this last month!

(yes, there are 144 pics, but that is trimmed from over 500 that I took in July!) I have a hard time cutting them down!

sippy cup

Avery finally decided to start drinking from a sippy cup! Up until recently she would only chew on the spout! you can also see how she loves to run her tongue over her new teeth that are almost fully out! And she also gives me a kiss! just love it!

 

seriously adorable

she's such a little ham!

future soccer player?

maybe so....

amazing photographers

My uber talented cousin Emily and her husband were the photography team for my sister's wedding! They have put up a sneak peek on their blog... check it out....

Part One

Part Two