Kyndal's 9 month check-up

Kyndal had her 9 month check-up last Friday. She is growing so quickly. She weighed 18 lbs 13 ounces and was 27 3/4 inches long, both measurements are in the 50th percentile. Her head was still in the 90th percentile, smart kid ;) She didn't get any shots this time, just had her toe pricked so that they can test for iron. We talked to the doctor about her not crawling and she said that it is normal, some babies skip it. She really has seemed to have skipped it, she sure can get around. While in the doctors office all she wanted to do was walk back and forth between Bret and I, with us holding her fingers of course. The doctor said that pulling up and cruising are more complicated developmental tasks than crawling, so she is really ahead of schedule. You should see her get around. Last night we watched her go from the recliner, to the exersaucer all the way around that to the rocking chair and then behind the rocking chair to the window ledge. We had to stop her because she was pulling on daddy's speaker. We told the doctor that we have her on table food and asked her when we can put her on whole milk. She said about 11 months. She wanted us to introduce a sippy but, we already have. She said that we want her off the bottle by 12 months, we think we will do it sooner though since she is doing so well with a sippy cup. She prefers the sippy cup with a straw and the doctor said that was okay. I think that was about it. She will go to the doctor next at 12 months.

Saturday Kyndal seemed a little cranky and Saturday night I felt her gums and noticed that the top gums are really swollen. We looked in and can see the teeth ready to come through. I hope they break through soon, I hate to see her uncomfortable.