We are one month away from the big O-N-E, and it's hard to believe that our baby is almost not a baby anymore. Allison continues to be a light in our lives and we love watching her grow each and every day.
Allison is crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything. She will transfer to close objects, but she isn't yet cruising across furniture or trying to stand up on her own. I can also officially say that she is waving to say hello.
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She is such a good sleeper- we've been way spoiled with good sleepers in all of our kids. She takes two naps and goes down for naps and for the night without a hitch. We literally just put her in her crib, she pops her thumb in her mouth, rolls over to her belly, and is out.
Allison likes to be on the move. She will snuggle in close and get comfy with you for 2.5 seconds, but then pops her head up to look around and see what is going on.
She still loves to eat- green beans and mandarin oranges continue to be favorites for her, but she will eat about anything that is on her tray. She's done much better this month about drinking her water on her own too without me having to offer it to her during meals.
She stayed away from Eric and I the longest she has since she's been born when we went on vacation with the other three kids. Reports from my parents and Eric's parents say that she had the best time with them and was on her best behavior. We are so thankful that they could help us out while we were away!
Allison still loves her siblings so much (and it's definitely reciprocated by them). If they go into their rooms, she is crawling right behind them to see what they are doing. If they go downstairs, she will crawl to the top of the stairs and sit there to watch and listen to what she can.
She helped Eric celebrate Father's Day with cuddles, laughs, and smiles.
Favorites for Allison this month would be bath time, playing with her siblings, being picked up, and being part of all the action. She still enjoys being outside and loves when we go on walks.
Dislikes this month would be not being part of the action or having to wait to be picked up.
Allison is in size 9 month clothes and size 3 diapers. She weighs about 21.4 pounds and is about 28.5 inches long. She's taking 30 ounces of milk a day. She also got her four top teeth this month- all at the same time to boot- making a total of 6 teeth.
It still hasn't sunk in that next month she will be a one year old, but when it does I might shed a tear or two. Our baby is growing up, and while I'm sad that this stage of our life is coming to a close, I'm so excited for all the things to come for both her and our family.
