9 Months Old

On June 5th, Ava turned 9 months old. This means the next big milestone is her 1st birthday!!! She is such a joy to be around and is constantly making us smile and laugh. She is growing up so fast! She has learned to pose for the camera, yep, that's right, she will sit still and smile at the camera, my first thought was YAY!, but now my thoughts have turned to, what kind of monster are we creating that she loves all the attention and having her picture made! :) She still isn't really crawling, she can crawl on all fours, but prefers to scoot and I love her ability to sit up on her own. When she gets to a toy she wants to play with, all she has to do now is sit up, before she would fuss a little until we went over and sat her up. She waves and says bye-bye and it is the sweetest, cutest little thing! She has started pulling up on things, but she hasn't tried to take any steps on her own. I don't think she is going to be a daredevil of any sort- she contemplates her actions before she takes them (mommy is praising the Lord for this!). She has become a little more attached, especially when she isn't feeling very good or really tired. She still has only 2 teeth, but the top 2 are starting to break through now. She is feeding herself more and more everyday, in all honesty, I am the one holding us back for fear of her choking. She actually ate a banana the other day without it being cut up, I had peeled it and she grabbed it and took a bite, after the initial shock and then the terror of oh my gosh she is going to choke, I realized she actually did well with it, but we do not make that a habit! She is still the same size as she was 1 month ago and seems to be holding steady there, amazingly she still wears her 3-6 month clothes and she can fit into a few 9 month clothes. There are so many moments I wish I could freeze time so that I could back and relive it whenever I wanted. Watching a child grow up is bittersweet. You love they can do and learn new things, but you hate the independence they are gaining at the same time! Which is exactly why I am dreading the 1st birthday! I don't know how I will make it through that day...

Here she is doing her impression of Aunt Robin :)