She's Crawling!!

So I posted our video of Avery crawling for the first time and accidently hit "post" before writing anything, so you can see her in the post before this one. For the past month or so, Avery has made her way onto her hands and knees and then started rocking back and forth- a sure sign that crawling was on the way. The past week or so she started crawling backwards- so funny to see and apparently very common. Guy and I were a bit worried that our daughter would never move forward :-) but just last Sunday she took her first crawl. I was out at church with some Young Life girls and Guy was home with avery because he'd had to go to work super early that day. Avery got in her crawling position and Guy grabbed the video just in case. he was encouraging her and wouldn't you know, she moved forward! I got home and he casually says "hey- look at this video I got". I had a total mommy moment as I freaked out laughing realizing she had just crawled and then immediately freaked out sadly because I missed it. Hormones, anyone?? Thankfully Guy's used to the rollercoaster that is motherhood. That entire day Avery crawled more and more- so cool and yet, oh no, she's mobile!! Now we're constantly checking the floor for tidbits she might put in her mouth and we're on to babyproofing what we can. next step- standing and walking!

Pretty in Pink- my yoga baby

Avery and I played dress up the other day, putting her in a pink hat and dress that are a bit too big but so darling on her! I couldn't resist taking some candid pictures as she played. She is 9.5 months now and each day her personality gets more engaging. She is laughing, babbling and crawling backwards! We love watching her each day. The other picture is what I call "yoga baby". As she learns to crawl and sit up, she continues to explore how her legs and feet work together. She was playing and grabbed her foot into what looked like a yoga position. Who knows what she'll try next?!

Special time with Nana Judy

Nana Judy made her monthly visit at the beginning of February and we loved having her here to help around the house and, more importantly, to spend quality time with Avery. One thing that has become fun is in the early mornings, when Avery wakes up, Nana takes her to spend time together and play while Christie gets an extra hour of sleep. Nana and Avery have come to love sitting in the front window, watching cars, kids and dogs walk by. Nana points out new things for Avery to see and Avery squeals with excitement at her new view on the world. I couldn't resist taking a sweet picture of their time in the front window. We also had an impromptu photo shoot while the 3 of us sat near the front window one day. Nana took some precious pictures of mommy and Avery. It's fun to capture her developing personality!

Belly Laughs and the towel

Today Avery and I were hanging out at home and she was feeling a bit fussy so I put her on my lap while I folded some laundry. The funniest thing happened. I folded a towel and patted it down to straighten it and Avery cracked up so hard! It's the best belly laugh I've heard from her. I patted the towel again and she cracked up again! It was so random and funny that I slyly got the video camera and got some fun footage. I hope this makes you laugh too!