.That's bananas.

A little post-bath monkeying around for ya...

.Look who is 9 months old!.

Weight: 14 pounds & 15 ounces {5th percentile}
Length: 27 inches {24th percentile}
BMI: 2 {yikes that's tiny!}
Eye color: Bright blue
Hair color: the lightest brown or darkest blond depending on the light. Despite how photos look she actually does have hair but the flash always washes it out making her look a bit like Charlie Brown.
Notes: Teeny Tiny is all over the dang place these days. She can army crawl super super fast and is starting to lift up on all fours and rock back and forth which means we're just a short time away from true crawling. She sits up on her own like an expert now and she is working on waiving bye-bye. Her fine motor skills are through the roof good according to the testing at her pediatrician.
Speaking of pediatrician, at this month's check-up Miss Alice was put on a high-calorie diet. Her height/weight ratio is super low. She's on the same curve that she's been on since birth so it's nothing new and she's perfectly healthy so the doctor isn't concerned about a failure thrive BUT since crawling and then walking are just around the corner she'll be burning more calories than ever before and will need the protein and calories to fuel that. We now buy avocados in bulk. My guess is that Baby Sister is going to be super short like her mama.

And just for fun here's a look back at the last nine months...

.2013 trip to Reno.

Last week we packed up the car and headed off on a road trip down to Reno to visit with Cheyenne's family and to celebrate his sister Cara's graduation from the University of Nevada {all done with undergrad and now on to med school this fall - we're super proud of Cara and all of her hard work}.
The girls were good as gold despite the long days of driving {with stops to stretch legs and get the wiggles out it took about 6 hours the first day with a stop overnight and then another 6 hours the next day.}.

 .A pit stop near Odell Lake to stretch out our legs and to kiss the green of Oregon goodbye before a week in the desert.

.After a long day on the road the girls were rewarded with a long swim at the hotel pool. Esther Williams, eat your heart out.

 .Alice & Gramma soaking up some sun at the marina.

 .Daddy and Amelia at the marina.

 .Amelia and her new bff; Auntie Cara. All week long Amelia would follow Cara around like a shadow and demand to blow bubbles with her.

 . Congratulations, Cara Rose!

 .Alice & her great-grandma {p.s. doesn't Grandma look great for 90?!}/

 .Alice trying to convince Daddy that she does NOT need a nap.

 .This is what happens when naptime is skipped.

 .Amelia & her cousin Mila {Mila's Dad is Cheyenne's first cousin, Greg}.

 . I know three little girls who skipped naps and replaced them with playing too much.

.A photo with Grandma & Grandpa right before we left town. 

.Spring 2013 portraits.

A couple of weeks ago the girls had a photo shoot in the Rose Test Gardens. The day was beautiful even if we're still a few weeks before the roses are in bloom. Enjoy!