Avery....9 months!

Did I just say that???

NINE months??!!!

Yep, she is...and a cute 9 month-er at that!

So, what has she been up to??  Well......

She cannot eat enough it seems!

She has started eating crackers, cereal, and some table food. 

Clearly she is interested in fashion.... 

.....even Daddy's clothing! 

She is doing alright with the weather....quite the trooper in the snow! 

Oh, the stairs! We now have kitty gates on every set! 

Like I said before, she is learning to hold her own against her brother.  She practices on me too! 

She has taken an interest in cooking....

....at least using the equipment! 

And she has made her Daddy proud.....she is a football fan! 

From time to time, she will even hang out with the boys. 

This month also included a couple holidays.

She had her first Halloween!

*This included her first black eye, too.....just comes with the territory when you have to stand up on EVERYTHING!*

And her first Thanksgiving!

She did pretty good with the mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes....must be a Miller! 

Official stats:

Height: 27.2 inches (32nd percentile)

Weight:  18 lbs. 10 oz. (58th percentile)

Still looking like we may be on the short side, but we have a while to tell! 

She is still a fantastic sleeper, although we did have to enlist a little "tough love" and let her cry it out a couple times.  She thought she could just wake up several times for a little cuddling every night.  I love the cuddles, but if I am going to manage to handle her brother every day, I need consistent sleep!

Now we are back to 12 hours (straight!) each night and a 2 hour nap.

Happy mom!

She eats everything she can get her hands on, so no worries there! 

She is such a happy baby too!  She smiles all the time and loves to laugh out loud.  I love when she will laugh at the same time you do.  She is such a blessing!

9 months already......that year is getting sooooo close!