I know, I know...I'm super late with this post! Technically, Avery is almost nine and a half months old and she is a HOOT! We had our 9 month check up and Miss Avery weighs in at 15 lbs 13 0z and is 26" long. At the moment, we are on the petite side (3rd percentile for weight and 8th percentile for height) but I am a firm believer in "good things come in small packages." Avery has learned lots of new tricks in the last month. Avery points at everything (literally everything) but the MD said most babies don't start pointing until about 12 months so I let her point all she wants at people! Avery crawls like crazy now from room to room and pulls to stand on anything she can get her hands on...she can even let go and stand pretty well unsupported. I love going to get her from her crib in the morning to find her standing in there and all you can see are her 2 little eyes peeking over the rail. So cute. Avery also plays Peek-a-Boo but she covers her ears instead of her eyes most of the time. She also can play pat-a-cake as of today! In fact, she really has been trying to copy noises and facial expressions and really interact with people this last month. I would also say that Avery's first offical word is "Hi" complete with a hand wave...she says it all the time (and in the right context), she even says it to Dunkin in the morning. We do need to work on "Bye-Bye" though since she waves and says "hi" when people say goodbye to her as well! We all have been keeping busy...baseball is winding down (lets hope for play-offs), we are STILL trying to sell our townhouse, and we have been working hard to get our new house ready for move-in (which is why this post is so late)! Incidentally, Avery seems to have a new nickname. Can you guess why I call her "Chicklets"? Her front teeth are the only thing not so petite about her! See if you can check out those chicklets in the above pictures(which by the way is Avery's first official red wagon ride with her Papa and she loved it)! Thanks for checking in on us and hope you all are doing well. Dana...we've been thinking about you guys (getting close)!
