9 Months Old!

Ava's 9 Month Stats:

Height: 27 inches, 30% percentile

Weight: 18 pounds, 40% percentile

Head Circumference: 18 1/4 inches, 95% percentile

Ava had her 9 month well visit yesterday. She is doing great! Dr. Emm said she is doing awesome. The only thing I had a question about was her birthmark (s) - she has one on her forehead (angel kisses) and the one on the back of her neck (stork bite). He pressed on them and it shows they disappear so he is confident they will fade. I really don't care one way or another as far as 'looks' go, but had noticed that the one on the back of her neck seemed darker. He said it is still fine and he isn't worried about it. We'll keep an eye on it though.

She of course cried anytime he came near her or touched to (to listen to her breathing, check her ears, etc.). He said he doesn't take anything personally. :-) I really like him. He is young and has 2 daughters himself. The youngest is a few weeks older than Ava so that is cool. She even cried when I put her on the weighing table and just the female nurse was in the room. I wasn't surprised though because she still cries (FREAKS OUT) anytime I try to change her diaper in a public restroom. I am sure the other people in the bathroom think I'm torturing her in there! He said that is pretty normal. She is a little scaredy cat anyway, so I figured. The vacuum freaks her out, too. I was surprised a few weeks ago when I took her to the ISU game that she seemed to enjoy it. She did jump EVERY time the buzzer went off though. :)

She is now TECHNICALLY crawling, however, she still mostly pulls/scoots herself around and like I said, don't let that fool you, she is quick! I guess she is also considered a 'cruiser' because she loves to stand and can even kind of walk around her toys. Here is a little video of her going for the electronics. I can't get a video of her crawling because she usually starts to do it and then decides doing the worm is much more fun! :)