9 months old.....

3 more months until my baby is one????? Time is flying by way to quickly! Ava is not scheduled for a checkup this month, but she did make an impromptu visit to the doctor last Friday because of a nasty cold/cough. We wanted to make sure it was nothing serious before we left for our trip to Chicago.
Luckily, all was well and she just had a minor cold. I was happy I got to weigh her and discover she now weighs 17 1/2 pounds! Growing like a weed!!

Here is what she is up to in her 9th month.....

- Sleeping 11-12 hours a night! (THANK GOD!)
- Crawling
- Rolling, scooting
- Talking up a storm (da da, ba ba, ta ta, and a lot of alien talk) She also says "hi" and "yea" (at least that is what it sounds like she is saying)
- Loving music (Gangnam Style is her favorite song right now). She stops what she is doing and starts     dancing as soon as she hears music.
- Crying when mom leaves the room (even if it is just for a second).  I know this is normal for her age, but it is NOT fun and makes it very hard to leave!
- Learning sign language. More, eat, milk, and all done are the ones we are working on for now. She responds with excitement when I do the more signal, so I think she may be starting to grasp what it means.

Here are some pictures from our 9 month photo shoot.

Can't get her to sit still!

Trying to get her to lay next to Sophie 

Distracted by something....

It just amazes me to look at this picture of her next to the Sophie doll. This was after 1 week in the NICU and below here she is next to the same doll at 9 months old. 

Still can't get a smile, but she is enjoying eating her doll.  For such a smiley girl it is impossible to get her to smile in a picture!