9 months

I've been such a bad blogger this month so I'm cramming all of August into 3 posts...sorry!

So Ashlyn turned 9 months a few days ago (I still can't believe it!) and yes, she is still in the 10th perecentile! She is 16lbs 11oz. I made the nurse weigh her twice because I was sure she weighed 18 lbs last time I checked (but looking back I'm pretty sure she was fully clothed with a diaper on when I weighed her at home and that doesn't count). I think I'm finally convinced that she is going to be "petite."

She has more personality than I think I can handle (SASSY!), she is never still unless she is sleeping, and she is the absolute light of Aaron and I's life! We can't remember what life was like without her. She pretty much is our world! We try and carve out a few nights here and there for just us but we always end up spending most of the time talking about her. We just love her so much! Here are some recent pictures...

Chomping on a carrot from our garden.

Grandma Sue and Ashlyn getting ready for Jessica's wedding.

Being lazy!

She already loves the phone!

Bath time!

Laundry

For some reason Ashlyn is obessed with everything to do with laundry. She loves laundry baskets, she helps me put clothes away (well kind of), and she is amazed with the washing machine and dryer. I just hope she is this excited about laundry when she is a teenager!

Beach

We took Ashlyn to the beach for the very first time a couple of weeks ago. Aaron had a job to look at and it just happened to be a Monday so Ash and I were able to tag along. It was such a beautiful day and we even saw a black bear on our way up there which was really cool. I hadn't been to Ocean Shores is years and neither had Aaron. We decided our 5 anniversary might be a good time to return for a real visit, and so I got it all booked. We'll be staying at the Quinault Beach resort in about a month. Hopefully the sun will still be shining!