Ashley's 9 months

In August, this beautiful baby turned 9 months old!

Height: 30 inches (100%)

Weight: 20 pounds 3 ounces (85%)

Ashley's Top 9 at 9 Months

Top 9 Favorite Foods:

1. String Cheese

2. Bananas

3. Toast

4. Squash

5. Pears

6. Green Beans

7. Macaroni and Cheese

8. Goldfish Crackers

9. Anything Really

Top 9 Favorite Activities:

1. Reading Books.

2. Crawling anywhere Mom is.

3. Playing outside with her sister and friends.

4. Playing in the toilet water.

5. Taking baths with Karli.

6. Swimming.

7. Eating anything and everything.

8. Crawling up the stairs and then yelling for someone to come up and play with her.

9. Wrestling with Mommy, Daddy, and Karli.

Top 9 New Skills:

1. Crawling over to hug us and pat us on the back.

2. Waving "hi" and "bye."

3. Brushing her hair.

4. Playing with dolls and taking care of them.

5. Clapping.

6. Drinking Juice and Water out of her sippy.

7. Saying "Mamamama" and "Dadadada" when she sees us.

8. Clicking her tongue.

9. Getting herself into Karli's little chairs and smiling. Big girl.

Top 9 Things that Annoy Ashley:

1. Diaper Changes.

2. Closing the bathroom door.

3. When Karli takes one of her toys.

4. When people won't share whatever they are eating with her.

5. When Mom or Karli is doing an activity without her.

6. Grabbing her off the stairs while she is heading up full-force.

7. Blocking her secret path through the couches to the kitchen. She. Gets. Mad.

8. Not being able to hit the TV.

9. Chad.

Top 9 Cute Things Ashley Does:

1. When she gives hugs, she lays her head on your shoulder and pats your back.

2. She'll smile at just about everyone.

3. Loves to hang out in the Fisher Price Car.

4. Sleeps with her bum in the air.

5. Gets super excited when Karli wakes up.

6. Crawls up to her room and reads books by herself.

7. When you start clapping, she can't resist clapping.

8. Her feet are constantly moving and very expressive.

9. She mimics EVERYTHING we do (how we use the remote, brushes, makeup, etc.)

Here are some pictures of our 9 month old doing some of her favorite things:

This looks completely uncomfortable:

Ahhh! That's more like it:

I was trying to let her be independent with her Gogurt:

Crawling through the fort with Grandma:

Get in my belly!

Playing with the dishwasher:

Taking Baths:

Like I mentioned before, Ashley has VERY expressive feet. You can really tell what mood she is in just by looking at her feet. Her big toes are pointing up about 99% of the time...just like her Grandma Smith!

Waving:

How did she get so lucky? Cute brown hair, blue eyes, long black curled lashes, a button nose, and cute red lips. Jealous am I.

Chubbers:

We love Ashley!