9 month pics are in!

We {finally} had Avery's 9mo pictures taken this week. I know, I know... she'll be 10 months next week, but better late than never, right? I was trying to hold out until she didn't have a scratch or a bruise on her face, but I gave up. I think she's at that age where she's always going to have some sort of scrape or bump :D

Funny story: I put Avery in disposables today since we're about to go on a trip and won't cloth diaper while we're gone. Normally, she wears 6-12 or 12 month pants. Guess what size pants she wears while in a disposable diaper?

0-3months. My almost-10-month-old wears 0-3 month pants. She is so. stinkin'. skinny.

But look at that face:


Or this one:

(yes, that's the tutu set from the Cochran's!)

Or this one:

(yes, we have this in an 8x10)

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9 month stats

We had Avery's 9mo well-baby visit at the doctor on friday. She measured at 17lbs 1oz and26 3/4 inches tall (Both in the 25th percentile). She's really consistent and is staying right on her growth curve, so that's fantastic!
At 9 months, Avery is:
-wearing 6-9 or 9month tops, 3-6 or 6-9mo dresses, and 9mo, 12mo, or 6-12mo pants (because of the cloth diapers)
-crawling and cruising really well, and able to stand on her own for up to 30 seconds
-eating "real" food cut into chunks- no more purees here! And her favorite? Mac N Cheese :D
-has mastered drinking from a straw
-able to say "dada", "mama" (not always to me), "no" (haven't heard this one in a while, thank goodness!), and maybe "uhoh"
-still only has 2 teeth, but i think her top 4 are coming in any day now!
-really starting to like books. she will turn the pages and "reads" in this cute little voice! (GOT to get it on video!!)
-loves other babies, pets, and herself in the mirror or photos
-still waking up 2-4 times per night to nurse or just hang out :/
-loves her daddy's "redbirds hat"
-likes playing in her tunnel, or under the blanket
-starting to "share"- her paci, toys, food, etc
-starting to be shy when she's around other people... she turns her face into my shoulder- it's precious!!!

I think that's it for now. I'll add pictures once we get them taken- hopefully this week or next sometime!!

Videos

Here are some videos William took of Avery today! She is so funny these days....

June Photo Catch-Up!

It's been awhile, so I figured it's time for some updates! Avery will be 8 months old in a week! It's crazy that she's been on the outside for almost as long as she was on the inside... :) At a recent appointment, she weighed 15lbs 9oz. She still only has her two bottom teeth, but I think she'll be getting more any day now.

A while back, I won a baby identification contest on the Cochran Quads' blog!
The prize? A tutu for Avery! We got it in the mail last week, and it is pretty much the cutest thing ever (or maybe it's just who's wearing it!!) Thanks, Sandra! I think we'll definitely use this for her 1 year pictures in a few months!



William had a great first Father's Day! We celebrated by eating his favorite: Bellacino's. Here's some pictures of him and his little girl on their special day:

At the beginning of the month, I took Avery to a local splash park with the Panduku boys. Here's some pics I took while we were waiting for them to get there:

Father's Day

Enjoying some pizza at Bellacinos.

Crawler

as you can see... we have a crawler!! she's been working on this for awhile now, but today's the first day that she's been really consistent. 7 months, 11 days old, with 2 teeth, loves to say "da-da" and now, crawls!!

she's getting so big. i miss her being small and cuddly, but i love the little person she's becoming! :)