9 months

[flyerso6]

So we went to our 9 month check up on Monday. It went ok, but the best part was NO SHOTS!!! I was excited.

Mackenzie is 18lbs 9oz, (dr. wrote on the paper 70% but I don't think that is right because when she showed me the graph, I could have swore it was like 40 something, and charts online aren't anywhere near 70). Her height is 27 inches (25% on the paper which I think she wrote wrong number). Her head is still in the 99%. Then I had to fill out a development questionnaire for each baby. Mackenzie was barely passing each category, Dr. was concerned about her gross motor skills score, which that category was mostly about standing, which she can't pull herself up so she failed all of those questions. I didn't think it was abnormal for a 9 month old to not pull up. I was a little worried about her lack of mobility but she started crawling about 2 weeks ago so I though I was just worrying for nothing. Anyways someone from the early intervention program will be visiting us, our dr. thinks she needs physical therapy. Dr. said it was pretty common for babies with very large heads to need help.

Logan was 17lb 12oz (20%), 27 inches (10%) and 85% for his head. He passed all of his development tests. We talked about his extra sensitive skin. He keeps getting red patches and breaks out in the creases of his arms, she said eczema is most likely the cause and to use cortisone cream, which I have been. She also mentioned it could be an allergy.

She told us we need to start trying a sippy cup and thinking about the whole transition to food being the main meals instead of formula here in 3 months. I am pretty worried about that because it is so much easier to get them to eat formula and I know they are getting a balanced diet, where when we stop formula I will have to make sure they get a balanced diet.

and I have to go to work so I will post a pic when I get home.

[savepaws]

Happy 9 months!!

I'm worried too about having to actually give them a balanced diet. It's sooo much easier just to hand them a bottle!! We do solids a couple times a day but I need to be doing it at least 3 times! I admit there are days when I'm lazy and hand them a mum mum for their lunchtime solid and don't put them in their chairs and actually feed them.

[flyerso6]

Do you plan on switching to whole milk when your girls are one or at their adjusted age one?? I am probably going to do it at their actual age just because I doubt 3 weeks will make a difference.

[savepaws]

I don't know, I am going to ask their doctor and see what she recommends as I really know nothing about it!

[Smurfette]

What's a mum mum? Sounds delish. :yesnod:

I know my babies aren't nearly as advance as your kids but Grace has this eating solids thing down pat! We're up to 5 full tsps of food with a breastmilk/formula chaser twice a day now. This is a 3 month old! Adjusted age is something like 6 weeks or some ridiculous single digit number. And girlfriend is flipping all around. Only from back to tummy - then she hits Superman pose, hangs for a bit and cries in frustration.

[flyerso6]

A mum mum is like a rice cracker thing. I don't use them because they make mackenzie constipated.my babies actually eat solids pretty good. They usually get baby food twice a day and I usually end up sharing my dinner with them.I have also been trying a snack of friut pieces or yogurt.

Theyare both really mobile, they crawl everywhere. Today I talked to the early intervention people then not even an hour later I look over while making dinner to see mackenzie had pulled herself up on the gate. Aparently she doesn't want physical therapy haha.

[Smurfette]

Today I talked to the early intervention people then not even an hour later I look over while making dinner to see mackenzie had pulled herself up on the gate. Aparently she doesn't want physical therapy haha.
Right on MacKenzie! :yesnod:

[Danielle9608]

Early intervention isn't bad thing though. Averi sees EI therapists twice a week. She is automatically enrolled in the program till she is 14 months because of her torticollis. I like it because they work with her on everything from stretching to gross motor skills, and speech. And she is even way ahead in the gross motor skills area. She was behind when she first started. I would say the only bad thing about EI is that it's costing me $1,500 per year to have her in it. Most states offer it for free. Not MA. They have a sliding scale based on income.