9 Months

Dear Avery Grace,

You turned 9 months old this past Sunday.  We went to church in the morning and then you went to visit Grandpa Ray.  His eyes lit up when he saw you and you did so good when he held you.  He loves you so much.  After that you went to the mall with mommy, daddy and Lily.  You were such a good baby girl!  Lily got a cookie, but you celebrated with a french fry! 

What you are doing at 9 months old:

~ no change in clothes or diaper sizes

~no teeth

~starting to "army" crawl...it is the cutest thing ever!

~nursing 5-6 times a day and still in the middle of the night

~eating twice a day if that...you just don't like baby food and you need to get some teeth!

~like to play the drums

~love to have your blankie to cuddle up with and your thumb

~I swear I heard you say "mmmmmmmmaaaaammmmaaa" the other day, but daddy disagrees

~enjoyed going swimming for the first time

~met your baby cousin Jensen

~pet your first kitty cat

~still like to be rocked and cuddled at bedtime...mommy and daddy like this too

~practicing from a sippy cup...you prefer to have Lily's over your own

~like to take baths in the duck tub

~wake up at least once a night if not two times and then around 7:30 for the day

~take 2 short naps a day

~favorite foods are french fries, baby yogurt, bananas, strawberry bananas, and oatmeal (picky eater)

~you like to hit people in the face...especially GaGa and then you think it is funny!

You will go to see Dr. Russell on Tuesday so we will see how much you have grown these past few months. Mommy and Daddy and Lily love you so very much.  We are so proud of you and we are excited to see what the next month brings!  I love you higher than the sky and deeper than the sea...

Love,

Mommy