9 Month Physical

Wearing 18 month clothes!

Sadie had a great visit with her pediatrician today....she gave the doctor a BIG smile and got really excited when she came into the exam room.  She grew to 28.25 inches ~70% (crazy when you think about it.....almost 10 inches since she was born!!), and weighed in at 17 lb 13.5 oz (not sure what percentile this was, but a little on the light side).

Health wise everything checked out fine.  Dr. Tim Sing also observed her for awhile and noted her doing a few things, including: sitting up steady, clasping her hands together, standing while holding onto something, using index finger and thumb to grab a small object, and babbling a bit.   After the exam, she had her first blood test and her first TB test, which wasn't too traumatic.

Just a few notes on Sadie at 9 months old:
- crawls all over, and pulls up on everything (can you say fingerprints?....everywhere!)
- sleep: goes to bed at around 7 pm and sleeps till 7 am and takes 2 naps per day (1-2 hours each)...but will NOT fall asleep if there's "action" around her (why couldn't we have one of those babies that fall asleep during parties, LOL)
- hates to be carried when she's tired (just wants to be put down to soothe herself....can't complain there)
- starting to "dance" to music (Uncle Corey claims she likes reggae like her daddy)
- described as "intense" by several people (definitely not a cruiser)
- can do dram-dram, konji-konji, dori-dori, high five, wave hi and bye-bye, & say mum-mum....when she feels like it (which is hardly ever)
- hums along when you sing "pearly shells"
- 3 words to describe her:
      stubborn, fun/funny, nuts (mommy)
      happy, energetic, stubborn (daddy)
      perceptive, strong (mind & body), lovable (grandpa)
      stubborn, energetic, sassy (grammie)
      mohawk, Minn, easy (gramps)
      friendly, smart, pretty (aunty shanti)
      lil vail, fearless, sweetie (uncle corey)
      happy, cute, observant (aunty jenn)