9 Month Check Up!

As of April 19th we’ve had a 9 month old on our hands! I know I’ve said it before, but I still can’t believe how fast this last year has been flying by. We had Reese’s 9 month well-check this morning so, here’s a snapshot of Reese at 9 months old.

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Weight: 18 lbs, 3 oz. – 30th percentile
Height: 28.5 inches – 75th percentile
Head: 25th percentile

Teeth: At 6 months, she had 2 teeth. In the last 3 months she’s popped out 6 more for a total of 8. 4 on top and 4 on bottom so it’s nice and equal. Though for a while she was rocking the vampire look because her top two eye teeth came in before the top two middle ones.

Food: Homegirl still loves her groceries. She’s still nursing well and perfectly content with her purées, though we are starting to give her more finger foods like black beans, broccoli and even tortellini noodles and pancakes. She’s gone from loving avocado (her first food) to hating it. I’ve started getting more adventurous in what I make for her…last time I made baby food I puréed up some strawberries and spinach. She didn’t like it by itself but will eat it when mixed with mashed banana or pear purée.

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Movement: At 6 months she wasn’t crawling yet. Well, holy crap she’s come a long way in three months. She officially started crawling on February 12. A day I happened to be home from work because Ry was sick. She hasn’t stopped moving since. In fact, the day she started crawling, she also started climbing and was getting stuck on the bottom part of our coffee table within hours. She pulled herself to standing at the beginning of march and just last weekend started walking behind her walker thing. She even pivoted and tried to take a step completely on her own on Saturday morning. She can stand completely on her own for 5-10 seconds at a time. I’m sure before our next well-check update she’ll be walking.

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Other: Let’s see…what else…she started waving at the beginning of April followed closely by clapping. She loves peek-a-boo. She’s started throwing fits…she definitely has her opinions. She’s a total troublemaker and she knows it. If she’s headed for something shes not supposed to have, she stop, just inches away from it and look at you and smile, then go for it. She loves her binkie, but uses it less throughout the day than when she first started taking one. She loves to stand at the screen door and watch out the window. She hates baths. I’ve finally given up on trying to get her to like them so for now she showers with me. She loves showers. She still has fiery eyes and a smile that will light up a room.

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