the one where Ava is 9 months old

Ava Estelle

Nine Months

 

Size:

Ava is about 20 lbs give or take (her dr check up isn't until next week). She is wearing 9 months clothing and I'm sure just a couple more weeks until shes in 12 months.
 

Health:

The cough that never fades FINALLY WENT AWAY!!! Thank God!

 

Feeding:

9 months of breastfeeding this little boobie lover. I'm going to be honest, I was really expecting that breastfeeding would have slowed down by now. She is still regularly nursing every 3-3.5 hours. We have added solid foods to her diet, shes getting it about twice a day but it hasn't seemed to stop her from wanting to nurse. She has also been taking water from a bottle but will not take milk. It is like she realizes its breastmilk and then freaks because she knows it is not coming from her preferred source.

 

Sleep:

Ava is waking up once a night but doing well other than that & gives me a full night of sleep every now and then. Her napping schedule varies. She takes a morning nap around 9:30 but then doesn't nap again until 2ish... and sometimes needs a cat nap around 5 to make it to bedtime. She doesn't take long naps, usually a half hour to an hour. They really just happen as big sisters schedule allows.

 

Extras:
-She is sitting up longer
-Loves shared bath time with her sister
-Loves fruit
-Still isn't crawling but can roll to wherever she wants to go
-Now screams as her way of communicating to others (its a happy and loud scream)
-Hates getting dressed
-Pinches Mommy and tries to put her hands in my mouth while nursing
-Does this very cute "shy" act when someone talks to her and shes in my arms where she rubs her head on my shoulder & covers her little face.
-Everything goes in her mouth.
-She is a total Mommas girl
-Her favorite thing to do is pull big sisters hair
-Pulls anything and everything off of the tv stand
-Loves to people watch.