9 Months!

As of last Friday our sweet Avery is 9 months old!  3/4 of a year.  I cannot even fathom that this child is way closer to a year than her birth.  I need my little Nug to stay this way forever!

Avery here are your stats at 9 months:

Height- 28 1/2 inches (75th Percentile)

Weight- 17 pounds 7 ounces (45th Percentile)

Sleep- You go to bed every night between 6:30 and 7:00 and sleep anywhere from 6:30 to 7:30...and when we are lucky you get close to 8:00!  You are still taking 2 naps a day.  A short one in the morning (30-45 min) and a long one in the afternoons (1.5 to 3 hours)

Likes- Playing in the bath, going on walks, being read to, grocery shopping with Mommy, being tickled, and most recently you LOVE watching Lexi jump up and down and run around the house.  You think it's hilarious.

Dislikes- You rarely get upset.  But you still don't like it whenever Mommy and Daddy leave the room.

Diaper Size- 3

Clothes Size- 9 months (you are still rocking your 6 months jammies!)

Feeding-  Still nursing 4 times a day with 3 solid meals.  New foods you have tried this month: avocados (you LOVED them!), biscuits, blueberry muffins (think you loved these more!), deli turkey, rice and beans

Favorite Toy- Your "Rock"tivity table, and Sophie the Giraffe

Favorite Book- "That's Not My Teddy" and "Rumble in the Jungle"

Milestones-  This was a big month!  You started crawling at about 8 months and 1 week.  Just a week after that you started pulling up everywhere!  You also learned to wave "bye bye" and "hi".  Just this past weekend you started saying "Dada".  My favorite though... When I say, "Avery, can you give Mommy kisses?"  You lean in with your mouth wide open and plant one right on my lips :)

Avery Grace, there are simply no words to adequately describe how much Daddy and I love you.  You bring so much joy into our home. You have such a sassy personality, and I have never in my life seen a baby that smiles as much as you!  Your beautiful toothless smile peering over the crib every morning is the highlight of my day.  We cannot imagine life without you!  We love you little Nug!

It was so warm one day here in mid January, that you could sit outside in your diaper!

You love going to park!

You are very intrigued by Buster.

All gussied up in your Sunday best.