9 Month Well Check-up

Syd had her nine month check-up today and everything went great. Well, almost. Jason had forgotten to put the stroller in the car (yes, totally not MY fault...) so I had to carry Syd on my hip across a parking garage, down a flight of stairs, through the medical building, up an elevator, and down a hall. I was also carrying a bag on the bend of my opposite arm. Needless to say, I thought my arms were going to fall off. Upon arrival, I set Sydney on the floor of the doctor's office so I could sign in. I wasn't even finished when we were called in and I scooped her up and off we went. While in the exam room, my germophobic pediatrician walks in and says hi. The second thing he says is, "Let me get you (addressing Sydney) a wipe for your hands because I saw you sitting on the floor out there."

How horrible did I feel? Whatever.

He went about his usual tummy squeezing exams while I asked my questions. He discovered her first top tooth was about to break through-news to me! I hadn't noticed. Oops! Apparently, I also give Sydney a lot of orange foods and her nose has the color to prove it. Her skin is really dry too and after telling him I lotion her up all the time, he told me to lotion her up all the time.



I declined the flu shots and that was pretty much it. She's a picture of perfect health. She weighed in at 17lbs, 11oz, 26" long. We have less than three months till her one year check-up! Hopefully we can keep up the breastfeeding through flu season and also so I can begin weaning her to whole milk at one year, avoiding formula all together. I was advised not to give her milk any earlier. It will be quite the accomplishment to make it that far. I'm very proud of myself for sticking it through the hard times of nursing so my baby could reap the benefits. I can't believe my little pumpkin face is almost to her first birthday already!