It's A 10!

Avery turned 10 months old this past Thursday and we couldn't be more excited. Our little girl is growing up so fast...sniff, sniff. It's hard to believe that in just a few short months she will be one year old. I know the next few months will fly by just like the last ten have already.

Avery is really moving around now and showing us something new every day. (That is why posts are less often, she is tiring us out.) She is crawling all over the house now and exploring everything. We used to be able to sit her in the living room and she would just cruise around to her different toys in there. Now she is crawling out into the dining room and into the kitchen as well. I know she hears Heath and I in the kitchen and wants to come join the party. As soon as she spots Trotter's food and water she makes a bee-line for it. We usually have to put it up while she is crawling around so she does not make a mess or try and eat it! She is pulling up on her toys now and gets so excited when she can look at things from a different point of view. We know that she will be walking soon and are ready to babyproof the house more.

9 Is So Very Fine

I finally got around to posting some of Avery's 9 month pictures. As you can see she is quite a ham for the camera and is such a happy baby. She is crawling all over the place, working on pulling up and wanting to put everything in her mouth so she is keeping us very busy. You really do get a break until they become mobile and then you are constantly on the run, the good news is that you don't have to work out much!

Starting to fit in my Pooh chair

Hugging Mr. Monkey Hamming it up for the camera Are we done yet?

Happy late birthday my sweet one!

2 Very Big Suprises

We finally got a tooth! I guess they come in pairs because we have 2!!!!!! On Friday morning when I was getting Avery ready for school I thought I saw her bottom left tooth popping through her gums. I didn't really want to bother her and dig my finger around her mouth that early in the morning so I decided to check after we picked her up from school. When we got home Heath and I both checked and were so suprised that she had popped her two bottom teeth in one day! She was a little uncomfortable the couple days before but nothing that an ice cube and her mesh teether couldn't fix. BTW...these pictures are horrible but trying to take pictures of tiny little teeth when someone dosen't want to open their mouth is very hard. The only way we could get it done was to distract her with some puffs.

Here's to number 1 and 2!

It's A Girl

This post is a long time coming but wanted to let everybody know...my sister and brother in law are having a little girl! What's even more exciting is that her due date is only 3 days after Avery's b-day, so she will have a little girl cousin that will be close in age. I am sure these two will have so much fun playing when they get together.

Tera & Ryan told us the gender by sending us a cute pink teddy bear with a note that it was a girl! It was such a cute idea and a great surprise for us all when the box was opened up. Of course I had to take a few pictures of Avery with the bear so that she could tell everybody how excited she was that a little girl cousin is on the way.

Congrats Tera & Ryan and we can't wait to meet her soon!

It's Been A Long Time Baby

Ok, so I've been a bad girl in blogger land. I have not posting anything for almost a month now but things have been pretty busy. We visited my family in Colorado for my Dad's 60th birthday and were surprised by my sister, brother in law, and their baby who is on the way. The trip was great and the party was even better. We got to catch up with family and friends that we had not seen in the 3 years that we have been gone from Colorado. Over the Labor Day weekend we had a great visit with Auntie LJ and Bauer. There was a little shopping for Miss Avery including something super cute for Halloween but mostly hanging out and relaxing for the long weekend. It was great to have the two of them visit from Tennessee and we can't wait to see them soon for the holidays. Lastly, our little one turned 9 months old on Tuesday. It is hard to believe that she is on the downhill slide towards 1 year old! She is getting SO big and such a joy. Right now crawling is her favorite thing to do and she is getting great at it. She has not mastered being on both her hands and knees at the same time but she can get around so quick. She is also starting to pull up on things and loves to stand and hold on to things (mainly furniture or Mom & Dad). There are still no teeth but she has been fussy the past couple of days. I would hope that she gets some teeth soon but I can't count on it seeing as I have been predicting teeth for the last 4 months! Avery goes in for her 9 month checkup next week so we will get her new height and weight and how much she has grown in the last 3 months. I don't have any pictures for this post but I plan on adding some of the 9 month pics in the next day or two. It's great to share what has been going on in our lives and to be back. **I also wanted to add that I am in the process of opening up an online store to sell crocheted baby blankets, toys and other crafts for little ones. I am slowly adding products to my store and can't wait for everything to be listed. If you have a second come by, check it out and let me know what you think!** On-Line Esty Store: www.girlystone.etsy.com Store Blog: www.girlystone.blogspot.com

In The Kitchen - Avery Style

Avery is interested in everything that is going on around her. She wants to be in the middle of the action so she can see what is happening and what she can do to be involved. On Sunday Heath and I were working on cooking dinner while Avery was playing in the living room. She was more interested in what we were doing than the toys that she had surrounding her so we decided to bring her into the kitchen. She was reaching for all the ingredients and tools so we decided to get a few out just for her. I think we may have found a new teething toy. She loved chewing on our silicone basting brush and had a lot of fun swinging it around.

I loved it when we got our brush as a wedding present. If you don't have one already I highly recommend it. You don't have to worry about all of the "hairs" from the old style brushes breaking off when you are basting food, it's great!

Space Princess

My Dad got Avery this adorable Nasa shirt a while back. I have been waiting for her to wear it because originally when she got it in the mail it was pretty big on her. We decided to try it on while my Mom was in town and it fit great. She looks so cute! We are going to visit my parents soon in Colorado and this will be the first thing in Avery's suitcase. I know Pop will be very excited to see Avery, especially in her cute shirt!