Nine Months

At nine months Aubrey:

~ Took her first camping trip

~ Showed us how "tall" she was, waved "bye-bye" for the first time, and made the "all done" sign when she was finished eating

~ Was dedicated on July 31, 2011

~ Loves being under tables and playing under there

~ Loves windows.  We can't keep our sliding door clean anymore!

~ Started to hide when she was "found" playing peek-a-boo

~ Actually crawling now and going everywhere.  Aubrey is standing up quite well too.  Mom can't quite catch a break now, but loves seeing Aubrey come around the corner :).  All this moving around has created a lot of bruises on her head :(.

~ Loves to bounce

~ Dances and bounces along to music

~ Loves to be thrown up into the air

~ Makes "ma-ma" sounds.  Not like we think she's really saying mama, but we'd like to think so sometimes.

~ Likes to grab objects with feet including her bottle when she is eating.  We're trying to teach her some manners :)

~ Makes clicking sounds with her mouth

~ Looks like she is pretending to read to herself

~ Babbles a lot now.  We just love listening to her!

~ Cries when you tell her "no"

~ Got her second tooth

~ Loves to play with boxes.  Who knew something free could provide such a thrill!

~ Likes to put toys in her mouth and then crawl around with it still in her mouth

~ Crawls to daddy when he comes home from work...priceless :)

~ No matter how small the partcile, she loves to pick it up

~ Loves to play with hair...especially daddy's :)

~ Really good solid food eater!  Mom is loving trying new recipes and foods with her.

Not so sure about Tofu yet :)

~Weighs 15 1/2 pounds and doctor is thrilled with the weight gain!!  Yay!!

~ Hardly ever falls asleep on us anymore, but with her teething she's been a little more tired then normal.  Teething does have its advantages :)

For the most part she is one happy and content little girl.  We have some challenging moments this month, yet they are outweighed by the happiness and awe we find in seeing Aubrey grow and learn.  She is changing and growing so fast!!  Her GI specialist said she is doing tremendously better than she has in the last few months.  She will someday outgrow her milk allergy.  Soy seems to be agreeing with her so far!  We just love this baby girl more and more every single day and cannot image our lives without her.