Nine Months Old!

Sydney is Nine Months Old!

July 11, 2012

Weight:18 pounds, 1 ounce

Length: 27 3/4 inches

Head: 44 1/2 centimeters

Another month has passed. How is my baby getting so big already? We had Sydney's nine month doctors appointment on Thursday morning. She is 48th percentile for weight, 55th percentile for length and 68th percentile for head circumference. Overall the doctor said she is doing great. She is ahead of schedule with all of her development and motor skills and is a healthy girl. Everything has healed up from her surgery, most people would never even know any different.

The only thing the doctor was a little concerned about was her length. Her measurement this time was quite a bit lower than the growth curve that she had established. The doctor said that most likely she is just getting ready to have a growth spurt, but every once in awhile a drop like that can indicate thyroid problems. She wanted to take some blood to check and make sure that there weren't any thyroid problems. AHHHH I was kind of freaking out.

After the appointment we headed over to the lab and Sydney had blood taken—not fun at all. Poor little thing. I had to pin her down so they could get the needle in her arm. Yuck! Luckily we got a call later that evening from the doctor letting us know that everything was fine. Yay!

So Sydney, what are you up to at nine months old?

• You're still on the same sleep schedule—up at 6:00ish, two naps and down at 6:30pm.
• You are still eating like a champ. About two and a half meals a day, plus nursing four times a day. 
• You moved up to mostly 12 month cloths, still in size 3 diapers. 
• You are pulling up, standing on your own (without holding on to anything), walking along the furniture a little bit and taking a few steps with the help of your walking toys. 
• You are very opinionated. You know what you want and get mad when you don't get it. 
• You are still LOUD. You talk a ton, and the newest development (learned from your sister) you are a screamer. And I'm talking a high pitched shriek. 
• You are very curious and love crawling around and exploring and finding new things to play with. I can just sit you down and you will entertain yourself for awhile now. 
• You're obsessed with sunglasses. You pull them off my face so you can play with them all the time. 
• You took your second trip to Las Vegas this month. Geeze, two times to Vegas and your not even one yet! 
• You like to be held. You'll whimper and then hold your hands up so I'll pick you up.
• We are so amazed by how quickly you're changing. You have gotten much stronger and are doing so many new things in the last few weeks. It's been really fun to watch you! We love you so much Sydney Kate!