I can't believe that I took Paityn to her 9 month check-up today! She is really growing up too quickly. I took the camera in hopes to take some pictures of the event, but the battery needed to be charged unfortunately. So, I will just tell you about it.
These are her stats for 9 months:
Weight: 18.7 lbs. -45th percentile, that means she is 5% below average
Height: 28.2"-75th percentile, so she is shrinking a little from her 90th percentile on the last check-ups!
Head circumf.-17.5"-6oth percentile, that means she is smart!
No immunizations today, thank goodness. She did have to get her foot pricked to take blood for a anemia test to check her iron levels. She did great, didn't even flinch! She also has the right levels of iron. I asked if they would check mine too, but they must have thought I was joking!!- I am a bit anemic and I am having a hard time remembering to take my iron pills-oops!
Milestones at 9 months include:
-independence
-on the move, crawling, cruising
-opinionated about things
-time to set limits, and say no (parents of course)
-constant chatter, babbling
-exploration
-one or two bottom teeth (paityn has 3 teeth, and another on the way!)
-developing concepts, such as retrieving a toy after watching you put it under a blanket
-stranger anxiety (this is so true- she really clings to her mommy and daddy right now!)
That is by far my favorite thing right now, the peek a boo game, and hiding objects. She is just too smart for us these days. I try to put pillows in front of cords and she knows that they are still behind the pillows and all she has to do is move them!
Also, Peek-a-Boo is SOOO cute, we will have to get it on video. I will put a blanket over her head or my head, and say "where's the baby (or mommy)" then lift it off (you know what I mean). Well she even does it. She will pull the blanket over her own head, and then pull it off! She loves this game.
Yesterday she found a new trick...dropping her toys every time you pick it up for her. She doesn't even want it, she just wants to drop it and watch you pick it up. What a stinker!
Anyway, that is enough about what she is doing at 9 months. I do really love this stage of her life!
p.s. Did you know that Baby walkers are very dangerous, and they still sell them! We are advised not to use them (which I wouldn't) as they can cause serious injury and even death, and there is no benefit to using a walker!
5.28.2008
9 MONTHS
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Good point on the walkers. I've read that before. We don't have one and I don't think we'll be getting one. We just need to be patient and be the ones who walk with her!
I loved the stats. It's so fun to see how big she's getting. I can't wait for Taylor's apt next month.
We didnt use one for our grand daughter because they seem to be a bit taboo. All of my kids had one, but one of them wouldnt go near it.They didnt suffer any injuries, but had a few triping up scenarios. I do ownder if they are more for the parents than the kids.
Time flies, it just seems like yesterday that you announced you were having a baby. The nine months of pregnancy seems so long and the last nine months has flown by. It is amazing. I love how you report her progress. You will cherish that in years to come.
The gravity game!!
It's soo much fun watching them learn and grow isn't it?
Paytin is adorable! Isn't it the best thing in the world to watch them grow and learn new things? I love it (of course I sometimes miss the infant stage-at least the good parts of it).
Anyway, our pediatrician told us not to use a baby walker either. Of course we didn't and Connor was still up and running around at 10-11 months. A friend of ours has her 22 month old boy in some physical therapy because using a walker caused his hips to develop improperly and he's very bull-legged now. I had no idea this could happen.
Joy
OMG,Paityn 9mths already,wow,seemsonly like yesterday that you had just given birth,before long,Paityn gonna start walking and talking
Diane
It seems as I am always a step sideways from everybody else. I had a walker(primitive by todays standards)41 years ago for my daughter. They were probably more dangerous than todays. The one thing the walker gave us a clue for, was my daughter used her ankles when she tried to walk with it. Her feet were very angled. It turns out less than 2% of all babys ankles stay the same as when they were in the womb. With their legs folded. It enabled us to get her braces to straighted out her legs. So, when she was ready to walk her legs and ankles were straightened out. I now look back and can't believe I put my daughter in that very unsafe piece of metal and canvas. It was very simply made with NO safety features. We were young and unaware of safety, in those days
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