9 Months...

Avery is NINE months old! I know I say this every month, but I can't believe how fast she is growing up!

She had her nine month check up the other day and these are her stats:

Height: 27 inches/25th percentile

Weight: 15 lbs 11 oz/5th percentile

Head circumference: 16.5 inches/5th percentile

Her new favorite snacks are:

1. cheerios

2. cheerios

and

3. cheerios

She LOVES them!

She is a professional crawler now, though she would rather just stand.

She pulls up on everything to stand up.

She loves to be walked.

She hates having her hair done.

She loves splashing in the bath and pool.

She gets scared of some strangers who try to talk to her and starts to cry.

She loves to eat.

She is a great little shopper.

She "talks" really loud sometimes.

She "sings" every now and then.

And most importantly...

She loves picture time! (almost as much as me)

This is Avery's cousin, Koyer. Hopefully, she'll continue to feel this way towards boys kissing her for a REALLY, REALLY, REALLY long time.

...practicing her cheering...

...more cheering...

just keep swimming, just keep swimming

Avery loves to swim!

She is getting ready for our trip to Lake Powell in a couple weeks with my family.

We go every year for a few days and camp on the shore.

We bought her two new swimsuits, a hat and lots of sunscreen.

Josh is preparing as well.

We got him a tackle box and a few other fishing necessities to add to his collection so he can catch us some fish.

Last year we had a competition to see who could catch the most fish...I think we tied.

This year I'm going to win!

fudge

happy national fudge day!

today i will be making fudge.

today i will be eating fudge.

crawl, crawl, crawl

finally...some videos.

one is of avery eating bananas for the first time a couple months ago. she kept eating them, but had a funny reaction.

the others are of her mostly successful attempts at crawling today.

(josh is playing in the background)