9 Months

Yep, we are so so late on this one! Each month seems to progressively get more late. At least we are documenting ;) Too many amazing milestones! 

Currently weighing in at 20.5 lbs, still in the 85the percentile for everything. You are still our happy baby! From the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed. You now have 2 teeth! Eating like a little machine... Always amazes me how much you take in during your meals. Army crawling all over the house, chasing the dog & racing me to the fireplace or coffee table (yes, we need to seriously baby proof. Hard to do while selling your home & trying to make it look "staged") We had to lower your crib as you are fully capable of standing up post naps. Transitioned you to a new car seat & it's a whole new world as you can see out the window now. Still quite interested in tags, zippers but also toys in your toy baskets. We love to bring you in our bed in the morning & have chats with you while you roll around, smile & give us kisses. Non stop babbling all day long. You are one happy girl & we couldn't adore you more!! 

Melissa xo 

8 Months

We are having way too much fun & almost forgot to post this! Hard to keep up with the changes because they are constant. Lots of giggling, backwards crawling, conversations. These are the latest newest & greatest! 

Avery loves to play with her toys (especially the musical ones), eat lots of fruit, veggies & of course snacks on puffs. She even started feeding them to Finn. Very cute to see Finn & Avery play together. Or more like Avery pulling his tail & trying to pet his paw. Bath time in the big bath & swimming lessons are so fun because there is a lot of splashing! Avery gives kisses non stop, waves her hands in the air with excitement, sits up on her own & twirls her feet in circles. She scoots herself backwards on the floor. Lots of rocking on her hands & knees but no crawling. Babbles mama & baba all day long. Sleeping has improved (knock on wood) as has napping. Yay!!! Favorite books are Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Moo Baa La La La & anything by Sandra Boynton. Eye color is green & hair color appears to be brown with a hint of red. No teeth as of yet but in the past few days there has been a ton of drooling. Avery loves to be out & about. Smiling & staring at strangers is a hobby of hers. She's also a great little traveler just recently returned from a Tofino & Seattle trip. 

Avery you make our hearts happy! Happy 8 months Little A. 

Melissa xo

7 Months

The past month has been a complete blur! This little babe is changing every single day.... Keeping us on our toes is what she does best! 

She just loves to smile! Especially at mon & dad but even strangers too. Rolling is her new thing. Continuesly rolling now. Perfecting sitting up while playing. Babbling on & on (ba, ba, ba is the newest word). Always wants her hands kissed. Lightly smacks things in a loving kind of way. Enjoys all foods even prunes, hopefully she's a foodie like her dad. Trying to be independent already! Grabbing & reaching for everything (iPhones seem to always be what she wants!) Transitioned to the "big girl" seat in her stroller & that's a whole new world. Still hasn't mastered sleeping but that's okay. Amazingly still happy majority of the day. Pays attention to Finn now. Loves to pet him & watch him. Adorable! Went on her first vacation to Palm Springs. Enjoyed the sunshine & splashing in the pool! Always happy to be back at home though. 

Oh Avery, how we adore you! 

Melissa xo

6 Months

Half way to a year! Avery is 6 months old. I imagined this age for months & months. Now it's here. Quite a special milestone... Just in time for Christmas. We are all very excited that she is finally here & we can celebrate it with her (last year at this time we were just announcing to friends & extended family our pregnancy).

We just had our 6 month checkup & Avery is healthy as can be! She weighed in at 18lbs 9oz., just over 27 inches long & she's in the 85th percentile for height, weight & head circumference. Her height seems to have tapered off since previous visits. She is now eating solids & can't get enough! Rice cereal, fruits & veggies are a hit (puréed of course). We have a big eater on our hands. Still not rolling but constantly working on her abs by planking & lots of tummy time.  Almost sitting on her own. Constantly saying "mom, mom, mom" while smacking her lips together. Loves to have her hands & toes kissed, giggles, gives us big gummy smiles non-stop. Finally growing her hair back. She does have an interest in the Christmas tree, she really enjoys staring at the lights & ornaments. Grabbing EVERYTHING & it all goes in her mouth. We did some festive photos for the 6 month update because it seemed fitting! Also photos are a lot harder than they used to be, arms & legs are moving everywhere. 

I can hardly wait to make memories on Christmas Day! 

Melissa xo 

3 Months

Our Little A is 3 months now & I feel like she's almost a teenager already! Well that might be exaggerating a tad but it feels like she is becoming a big girl. So many firsts within the past few weeks... 

She follows our faces smoothly now, watches us (while I put on makeup or eating dinner), loves music, just started grabbing toys, holds her head up, tries to have conversations (in the form of cooing of course), smiles all the time, loves to have books read to her. She really is so lovely! 

As of last week she weighed 14lbs 4 oz. She was a bit late on her first set of immunizations but she also had those last week. She's in the 95th percentile for height. Her newborn & 0-3 clothing had to be packed away last week :( 

Keep growing baby girl, you amaze us every single day! Love you to the moon & back. 

Melissa xo