Avery's been in this world longer than she was in my tummy!

Miss Avery Beth is nine months old today! It is hard for me to wrap my brain around that...nine months old. She is changing so quickly now I feel like if I blink I might miss something. It really is a shame mothers go through this special time in such a sleep deprived stupor. We could relish these moments so much more intensely with just a few more hours of sleep! I guess that is why I take so many pictures and videos; I know all of these precious moments will not be a vivid memory in just a few short years.

So we have had a couple of big firsts in the last day or two! AVERY SAID "MA MA!" That's right yesterday as we were getting ready to go I picked her up and said, "Ma Ma" and she said it very clearly right back to me! Then the next time I walked through the room she looked at me with those big blue eyes and reached her little arms up for me to pick her up. She had never done that before either. What tiny little miracles! When Ryan called yesterday I told him about "Ma Ma" and he asked to speak to her. I put the phone up to her hear and I overheard him say, "You aren't supposed to be saying that...you are supposed to be saying Daddy! Da Da Da Da!" So cute. We will start working on that one next. We also had our first upright ride in the grocery cart...not nearly as monumental but another first!
We had our first physical therapy session today. Avery Beth did extremely well for the first 20-25 minutes; she giggled, played and really cooperated so well. And then the therapist tried to get her to do some things that she obviously did NOT want to do and she lost it! I think the combination of not being interested in doing those tasks and being very tired put her over the edge. I really like her therapist and she just loved Avery; she was very patient with her. We will go once a week for now and I look forward to sharing how she changes and grows!