9 month Doctor visit

Avery went for her 9 month visit today. Everything went well and Dr. White gave us the "go" on yogurt, cheese, meats, etc. Just about any food is coming her way! Still no Peanut butter!! She's shrinking on the growth chart, though! She's dropped to 35th percentile on weight and height. She weighs 17 lb. 12 oz. and is 27 inches long...only an inch more than at 6 months! Basketball may be out of our future!!

Happy 1st Easter!

Today was such a pretty day, a little chilly, but the sun was shining. Avery was presented a Bible at church, which made her first Easter really special. We, as always, went to Granny's for lunch. Sundays are a hard day because Avery's morning nap is either cut short or, like today, non-existent. She got pretty tired while eating her lunch and, as you can see, began rubbing her eyes and spreading baby food all over her face!! The Easter bunny brought her some shape-sorter blocks. She likes them, but she'll probably be 2 before she knows which shape goes through which slot!

9 months old!

Can you believe it? Avery is 9 months old today! It absolutely blows my mind every time I think about it. We went to Brandon and Emily's house tonight for dinner and here are some of the pics Brandon took of Avery. She kept trying to eat this flower, but it was pretty cute. We've actually had a rough week with her. For some reason she has chosen to wake up at 3:00 in the morning half of the nights this week. Not fun seeing as how she has been such a good sleeper since about 9 weeks old. Too good to last, I guess. She did better last night. So, we'll see. She's growing so fast.

Standing

Avery is getting pretty good at pulling up and standing. She'll get up on the coffee table and stand there all day, partly because she likes standing and partly because she can't get down yet!

Puffs!

Avery is a new fan for "Puffs," this fun little snack that dissolves in your mouth. She's getting pretty good at picking them up. At first she'd pick up a fist full and cram them all in at once, but she's mastering one at a time. While she loves Puffs, her momma loves her hair! She wakes up with this wonderful mohawk hair quite often!

Playing in the bathtub

I went to put laundry away and came back to find Avery had crawled into her bathtub. I have no idea how she got into it without tipping it over, but she thought she was the stuff. She crawls around with this little duck squirter in her mouth all the time. She gets more and more fun every day!!

Avery's new toy box

My good friend, Jason Moore, made Avery the most beautiful toy box! We finally got it painted this weekend. It's nice to have such a big space to put all her toys. Thank you Jason and Hank!

Daddy's credit cards

It took Avery 8 months, but she's finally gotten smart! She found Daddy's wallet and pulled out his credit cards. Can me and mommy go shopping now?

My two front teeth!

If you look really closely, you'll see that I have two teeth on the bottom now!