8 months old.....

My baby is growing up so fast and is already 8 months old. We saw the pediatrician for a quick check up and a few shots and learned that Ava is finally all caught up!! She weighs 16 pounds 6 ounces and is 26 1/2 inches tall. These numbers put her in the 25th percentile for height, 50th for weight, and 75th for head circumference. We were so pleased to hear this news considering at 4 months she wasn't even on the charts yet. She really has done some major growing in her short 8 months of life. The doctor was pleased with her growth and said everything looks great. We are instructed to start giving her protein which means I get to grind up chicken and fish for dinner every night. This will be interesting! We were also told to get going on the baby proofing since she has become quite mobile and once the crawling starts there will be no stopping her! She is still getting up on her hands and knees and rocking back and forth, sometimes so forcefully that she unintentionally moves herself forward. It is so neat to watch her concentrate so hard on something that seems so minor to us. I love her determination!!

Ava loves that she can play with toys now in the bath. 

Sucking the water out of the toys is her favorite. 

Playing with daddy while waiting for Dr. Dimundo. Ava loves her new doctor and so do mommy and daddy. Dr. D's kids go to my school, so luckily I was able to pull the teacher card and we got in even though she wasn't taking any new patients. 

Trying to take her 8 month pictures, but I am learning that as each month goes by taking these pictures gets more and more difficult. 

Attempting a smile....I don't know what it is about the camera but my normally always smiling baby will NOT smile for the camera! 

There is my happy girl!! :)