9 Months

Avery turned 9 months on Friday, and what a quick 9 months it has been! Just yesterday I started looking at party supplies for Avery's first birthday. So many changes take place in a day, week, and month. Avery now has 4 teeth, which have been a bit of a challenge. Spring break and the week after were a bit tough. We are not sure if that was due to teeth moving or an ear infection that the doctor didn't see until it was clearing. Minus 5 points for me! The last week has been fantastic though. We're back to loving baths, and car rides are starting to improve again. We've made the decision to keep Avery rear-facing as long as possible, and we're hoping a new seat will give her a better view out the window. We will not have a new seat in time for our first big trip to Williamsburg this weekend, so please say a prayer.

Avery is usually a good eater. She has 5 bottles a day plus solids at lunch and dinner. We will start breakfast after her nine-month check-up and will more than likely cut out another bottle. We're are still working on loving meats. Fruits are always a hit, and we go back and forth on vegetables, especially green. I think this is more of a stage than a dislike. She has learned that it's really fun to blow bubbles with her food and came home in her spare change of clothes twice last week.

Our next hurdle will be crawling, and we are well on our way. Once she starts, I'm very sure she's not going to stop! Avery is busy...using her hands to get everything she can. She then turns it over and over inspecting it before it ends up in her mouth. She likes to play with her toys, watch Sammy and Felix, and stroll or do anything outside. She loves the babysitter and watching her friends there.

Avery goes to bed between 7:30 and 7:45 and wakes between 5:30 and 6:15. The very early waking usually coincides with teething or a new milestone. I have to wake her around 6 during the week, so we'll work on sleeping a little later this summer. She has basically dropped her late afternoon nap and is down to two naps a day.

So sorry for the long post, but it is just as much for me as it is for anyone reading. I love this blog, and the author wrote about each month of her first child's life. As quickly as life is moving by, I need all the help remembering I can get. I'll be blogging about the birthday party before I know it! And, pictures will have to come in the next day or so, or she'll be 10 months before I get this posted!