9 Month Dr. Visit

We took Kinley for her 9 month checkup today.  I needed my annual checkup, too, so John and I both took the day off, and we just made it a doctor day.  When we got to Kinley's doctor, we didn't have to wait long at all, which was really nice.

Her 9 month stats:
Length:  26.75 inches (25 %)
Weight:  18 pounds, 5 ounces (43%)
Head Circumference: 17.25 inches (46 %)

So, she's getting more around the 50%, except for her height.  I was pretty surprised, because she only grew 3/4 of an inch in length from her 6 month to 9 month checkup.  Dr. Flanagan said the last measurement could possibly have been wrong, or she may be about to hit a growth spurt and will shoot up some.  He wasn't concerned at all.  I was concerned that her weight percentage has kept creeping up, but Dr. Flanagan says she's perfectly fine.  He said once she's crawling, she will start working some of that off, anyway.  I swear half of her body weight is in her thighs!  They're massive!!

Kinley has hit all of the 9 month milestones, except crawling.  She's SO close.  And really, it's a few days before her actual 9 month birthday, so she may get there.  She gets on her hands and knees and rocks, and she can get herself back into a sitting position.  She will reach for things but either flops down on her belly, or ends up pushing herself backwards.

It was a pretty short visit.  She is doing really well.  Dr. Flanagan did say she had some fluid in both of her ears, but it was clear.  He said it could just drain off, or it could turn into an infection, but there was no way to know what would happen.  He wrote us a prescription for an antibiotic just in case, which I thought was nice.  At the end of the appointment, they did a heel stick to get some blood to check for anemia.  That came back perfect, so we headed out.  I made the appointment for her 1 year checkup (tear) and that was that.

We had time to kill before my doctor appointment, so we stopped by Dr. Chatman's office since they're in the same building.  Dr. Chatman was so excited to see her, and again, could not believe how much she looks like John!  Of course she asked when we'll be back again as a patient!!  Then, we went to Dr. Turner and everyone in that office was thrilled to see Kinley.  None of them could believe it has already been 9 months, and frankly, neither can we!!  Time waits for no one!

**Update 1/12/13 - Kinley officially crawled for the first time today!  Just one day after her 9 month "birthday."  She got better and better as the day went on, so we're definitely in trouble now!!!