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| At her wellness check-up shortly after turning 9 months, the doctor noted that since Ava was already walking heel to toe (holding the doctor's hands) and demonstrating enough strength, that she'd be walking with the push walker in no time - and she did within a few days later! Sweet Ava is walking at 9 months (with support), a milestone she reached just before crawling. At her appointment, she weighed 15 pounds (5%tile) and measured 28 inches long (65%tile). |
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| 9 month loves: 1) being up on her feet - can pull herself up on things and cruise around, walk, and even wants to crawl on her feet. 2) dancing and moving her body, she'll nod her head as soon as the music starts. 3) baths - she gets really excited for her time in the tub, or visibly disappointed when realizing it's a bath for Jameson and not her 4) anything Jameson is playing with that she "shouldn't" play with - Jameson is mostly helpful
in taking those things away from her ("not a baby toy Ava"). 5) her pacifier! She loves her pacifier. She doesn't suck on it all day, but definitely does to soothe at naptime and bedtime. |
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| When my parents visited they noticed Ava's tendency to open her mouth when excited, happy or smiling...reminding them of me as a little girl and still true up to today. |
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| No teeth in this picture, but a few days before turning 10 months old she cut her first tooth (middle bottom). Its pair cut a few days after that. She was definitely uncomfortable, not sleeping as well for a couple nights, crying more often, needing more rest and developing a runny nose. |
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| More about her at 9 months: She still isn't making many sounds aside
from giggles, "hi", "yaya" and growling noises. Unfortunately, I think
that Jameson (because he finds it fun and funny) reinforces all of the
grumbling-like noises she makes. We're working with him on him trying to "teach" Ava new sounds and words. She
continues to be a great sleeper. She goes down around 6:30/7pm and
sleeps until 6:30-8am. She'll nap well at other people's homes, in pack-and-plays, etc (we feel pretty lucky about that!). She takes two naps a day (9/10am for a couple of hours and then 2/3pm for 1-2 hours). She's also a big eater - loves more and more solids and wants whatever you're eating. Her hair is getting longer (still thin) and still seems to have a mix of different colors in it, so we're waiting to learn what color it will ultimately be. |
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| This is her modified bear crawl. The doctor at her 9mo appointment also
told us not to expect her to crawl a traditional crawl and that that is
totally OK. She expected Ava to go on hands and feet, but as you can
sort of see Ava puts her left knee down and then drags it while her
right leg does all the work. |
Ava's modified bear crawl.
Ava walking with the walker.
