It never gets old witnessing your offspring learning and doing more each day. I love seeing Avery discover new things about herself and the world. Although, the teeth grinding has worn out it’s welcome and can stop now!
Avery’s most recent self-discovery is her tongue, and it’s obvious she has become quite fascinated with its many uses. Of course, helping to swallow food is not one of the uses she has figured out, but feeling her 5 teeth is right at the top!
Over the past few days, Going Mom and I have collected several pictures of Avery with her tongue in action. Instead of boring you with my words, I figured I’d just share some of the best tongue pics (clean minds, people!) with you here.
Hey World, I have a tongue!So this is what it feels like between my lips and teeth. Interesting.I’m crazy and I’m happy, but if I bite down right now, I think that would hurt.How’s my panting dog impression?Swinging with my tongue, what a glorious day!Got my thinking tongue out….Hey, where’d my tongue go?Oh, there it is! Phew!!
Do you remember your little one’s tiny self-discoveries?
How long until they became familiar with how to properly use them? Sometimes, I feel like even us adults aren’t all that sure how to fully use what we have!!
Well, we’re back home and back to being parents again. *sigh*
Okay, we missed our precious little Avery, but we also enjoyed our time together. Thankfully, G-Ma had a great time with her and survived the weekend!
Thank you so much, mom, for watching Avery and keeping her so happy. I think she’s already missing you, so we can’t wait long until we see you again. I promise, we won’t leave you alone this time! 🙂
It’s always tough trying to get things back in line after coming back home, and we’re still try to get adjusted. I plan on sharing a recap of our 7th anniversary “staycation” along with a review on our stay at the Embassy Suites in Downtown Fort Worth sometime soon, but not yet.
Today, I have photos from our 9 month photo session with Avery to share. Not even an hour before taking these, Avery was “playing” with our cat, Lou, who “played” back by swiping at her forehead. The result was this lovely ~6 inch scratch.
It looks bad, but we were relieved when she never cried. Guess that’s part of being hard-headed, huh? But, I think the scratch affected her in other ways by making her even crazier than she already is.
The 9 month photo shoot was the most difficult yet, and cat scratch fever seems the only logical explanation. Check them out and let me know what you think.
The initial setupMight be the best oneAnnnnddd right to the bear.Now I’ll just crawl off this chair. Gravity, what’s that?Time to readjustTake that, bear, I can stand on you now!!Mommy’s turn to contain the wild child. Check out the booger on that nose!!Another setup attempt.Hey, you, I thought I was just standing on you!!Hmm, this is comfortable.No more pictures!!Okay, just a few more.Am I being difficult?Hey, check out my feet, they’re at my chest!Here, take my side profile as I grind my teeth.Oh, the floor. My parents are getting smarter….finally.This is all you’re getting, no more pics!
And that’s all we got, just as she said. The session was eventful, as expected, and we can only imagine how the 10 month shoot will go.
Has your baby ever been scratched by the cat or dog of the house? Was it bad?
As long as it’s just among friends and family, it’s fine, right? Not like I’m setting up an online betting site where people around the world can place wagers on when Avery will start to walk. Plus, how would they know if I rigged it or not?
I could rig it and say the above picture counts as “walking”. Or if she’s in her walker, that must count, no?
Ummm, no, dad, this doesn’t count.
Not that I’d actually try to make money by creating a gambling business centered around my daughter, but I’ve been making bets with myself on when she’ll actually take her first unassisted steps. I was thinking she’d do it before 9 months, but that’s only 5 days away, so now I’ll revise to before she’s 10 months.
What do you think?
Here’s several pictures of Avery showing signs of progress, please let me know your thoughts and we’ll see how close you are when it actually happens!
Walker in training.If only those feet would go flat!!This is my “Spider-man” impression….On the tip toesFlat feet!!Sup, dude?You need something?
I’m feeling pretty confident her crawling days are numbered. Should I be scared or excited?
Enjoy your Sunday!
An at-home dad on a mission to keep it real when it comes to food, fun, and raising a healthy, happy family.
