July 13, 2013...

Avery has changed significantly in the last 6 weeks.  She started crawling the first week of June, starting saying Da Da just in time for Ben's first Father's Day, waves Hi and Bye, tries to say Night Night and Bye Bye when I say it, claps her hands when you sing certain songs, walks when you hold her hands, pulls herself up on EVERYTHING, and continues to be so happy and full of smiles.  She is very determined and a little OCD (I guess she got that part from me).  She knows what she likes and doesn't like and lets us know.  At her 9 month checkup she weighed 18 lbs 9 oz and was 27.5 inches long (42% percentile for both).  She also has 8 teeth (4 on top and 4 on bottom).

June and early July was full of family fun including Ben's first Fathers Day which was filled with a diving trip with the guys on Saturday and a day at the Baseball stadium to watch the Rays on Sunday with me and Avery.  He had a blast and loved his gifts as well. Other fun activities for the hot summer days included boating, a pool party with a few friends and a TON of kids, and visiting with grandparents who came to visit us over the 4th of July.  Avery was spoiled rotten with attention and provided a lot of entertainment to us all.  I think that weekend our parents finally got to understand exactly how energetic Avery has become and how our lives are now "On Go" all the time.

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