9 months

Standing!

 At her nine month check (done when she was actually nine months!) Avery was 28 inches for length (53%), 19 pounds 6 oz (66%) for weight and 17.5 in for head (61%.) Big news this month is that Avery is pulling up to standing and cruising around the furniture a little bit. She has learned to climb the stairs so all the gates are up. She is also babbling when she is happy and rested. She eats like a champ! Lots of baby food and formula. I'm still nursing morning and night when I can. Mostly for bonding. I know she's not getting a ton of milk anymore from me but it seems to help her wind down.

She takes two naps a day for an hour or two each. She loves her sleep just like her daddy. She sleeps between 12-14 hours a night! This month we did let her cry it out. She was waking up a few times a night to nurse/pacify herself so I finally let her cry. It took two nights for her to start sleeping through. The first night she cried about 45 minutes and second night only about 20 minutes. She was good from then on out! I tell everyone that she is an angel baby. She really never cries unless her sister is hugging/squeezing her too tight or she is tired.

Avery loves the bath! She likes to splash and play with the toys in the water. She loves following her sister around. When she is hungry she puts her open mouth on my jaw and starts gnawing away. She responds to her name. My favorite game is chasing her around by crawling after her on the ground. She'll get away and then stop and look back and then start crawling again. So cute!

Still no teeth! Lots of drooling but no teeth. Also not much hair but it's starting to grow behind the ears a bit!