Valerie-9 months

Before I tell you about Valerie's 9 month doctor's appt I want to share a little story I left out of yesterday's post.  So I got Valerie dressed up in her pink  and she looked so sweet, then I left her with a baby safe toy and went to get myself dressed.  I go to get her so we can get coats on and leave and her MOUTH IS BLACK.  She had gotten a hold of Henri's fake bird my grandmother had given him and started chewing on it and the ink leaked all onto her lips and mouth.  I calmly freaked out a little, grabbed her and a wet wash cloth and started scrubbing. I got it off her lips, but it was on her tongue the rest of the day.

So about today's appt.  We are thinking Valerie should wait at least another month until RSV/Flu season is over at Children's hospital before we have her get her dermoid cyst removed.  So maybe June after school lets out for Carter.

Dr. wants us to get her to try to stand on her feet with help to promote building up her leg muscles in preparation for walking and continue to work on table foods.  We are also trying to promote a sippy cup since she's never been a huge bottle fan and we plan on weaning her at a year.

She weighs 15 pounds, 11 oz which puts her in the 5-10 percentile (like Henri) and she's 26.25 inches which puts her in the 25th percentile, like Henri.  She still has her big head.  The doctor was happy with her growth, esp because babies tend to stay steady when they start crawling.