Today, I am sad to say that our baby girl is 9 months old! Where have these past months gone? The better question is, how do I get them to slow down? If anyone has the answer, please let me know!
This month has come and gone faster than any month this far. Ava had her first Christmas and New Year's celebration. Dada was off from school almost all month and Mommy had almost 2 weeks of vacation that she used. It was so nice being home and getting to spend time with one another.
This month, we had family pictures taken. Last time we had some done was when Ava was 9 days old, I guess we were overdue. We had a wonderful time, despite the terribly cold temperatures. I believe it was in the low 40s and boy was it windy! We braved the cold and it was SO worth it. Our photographer, Ann Bennett, did an amazing job. She has a more hands off approach and just captured our normal quirks and the silly things we do with Ava on a regular basis. Here are a few of our favorite shots:
Here what's going on with our baby girl.
She likes:
- cell phones
- remote controls (yes, she knows difference between a toy and the real thing!)
- whole green beans
- computers
- Elmo
- orange juice
- bath time
- her Belle doll from Beauty & the Beast
- books
- staying in her jammies all day with Dada
- pulling on Lola
- Grandma Betty & Grandpa Al's cat, Lexi
- pulling ornaments of the Christmas tree
- shredding paper
- brushing her teeth
- cruising and walking along EVERYTHING
- the buzzers on Family Fued
Not her favs:
- changing clothes
- diaper changes
- cutting teeth
- being buckled into anything: car seat, stroller, shopping cat, etc.
- being made to do something she doesn't want to do...sounds familiar to someone, huh?
I wanted to give a SHOUT OUT to Ava's amazing Dada. Thank you for taking sure great care of her during the day. You are an amazing Daddy and we are so thankful and blessed to have you in our lives. WE LOVE YOU, DADA!! Your wife and Barnacle
