ava had her 9 month check up last friday...and just as i expected...it was confirmed that she is indeed tiny... just like the other two price poppy seeds that proceeded her!!!! given the growth pattern that all of our babies have exhibited, our doc was not worried! it seems that around 9 months is a "falling off point" for our babes and then they even out with no problem! she is a whopping 13 pounds 15 ounces!!!!!!
she is sitting up...and well, perfectly content to do just that!!!! she can rock back and forth on her knees just a bit...but shows ABSOLUTELY no interest in really moving! the whole idea of having to remain on her belly for that long just royally makes her mad! she loves her mommy's arms the most...and unfortunately, she wins...most of the time. sigh.
***she's playing on the floor right beside me right now...and she really wants to get to me...she just doesn't want to have to get to me herself...silly little thing!!!!!***
she's a good eater...just like the big girls...although, it breaks my heart to watch her eat her "not so favorites"! she makes the most horrible faces when she is given broccoli, cauliflower, or brussel sprouts...but she never cries...she just eats it! i'm hoping those taste buds will help her out soon!
she's enjoying a few finger foods like cheerios, puffs, and tiny pieces of banana...and that definitely helps out during the "bewitching hour"! i can now let her "snack" in her high chair while i fix supper...and she doesn't have to burn so many calories crying!!!!!!
she is super laid back (unless i leave the room), has the prettiest blue eyes that attract many onlookers, giggles in the most adorable way, holds just about anything with her feet, is an incredible sleeper, snuggles like no other price baby (on my shoulder), bites me with her two tiny little teeth quite frequently (ouch!!!), loves to chew on medicine droppers, sucks either thumb...whichever is available at the moment, can find anything on the carpet, even if it's not within reach, and even though she doesn't crawl...that i DON'T need her to, babbles like crazy, still "dream feeds", and loves her big sisters as well as her daddy...
i cannot believe that we are so close to her first birthday...and my wheels have already started turning! a part of me wants to hold on to her "babyhood" forever...but i'm also so excited to see her personality develop and watch her really play with her sisters!
having three girls has been such a blessing...
i love each of our daughters for the many ways that they are different...
and for the many ways that "our little poppy seeds" are just the same!
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