Today was Reese's 9-month check up. I was worried that today's visit was going to be rough even though no shots were required. As usual, though, Reese completely surprised me. She sat completely still and quite for her entire check up--including a peek in her ears and mouth. (She almost never lets me get my fingers in her mouth to check things out!) While she didn't have to endure any shots this visit, they did draw blood to check her lead and iron levels. They pricked her finger and then had to squeeze it repeatedly to fill a small vial with blood. She was VERY upset during this process. Luckily, they covered her fingers with band aides when they were finished and the band aides have kept her happy and interested ever since.
The doctor says everything looks good. He anticipates that her two top teeth will be breaking through the gums within the next week, and the two on either side are going to be in shortly after. Reese's weight is a little low (lower than even I expected), but she's still growing and hitting all of her developmental milestones so there's no need to worry. Her weight puts her in the 18th percentile, her length is in the 40th, and her head circumference is also in the 40th percentile. The doctor and I discussed her eating habits and he said that she's just probably burning a lot of calories with all of her movin' around. (She eats over 2cups of solid foods a day and takes between 16-24oz of formula a day, plus 2-4oz of water and juice.) I keep reminding myself that I didn't make it to 20lbs until after my first birthday, so she's probably just going to be petite.
Other notes of interest lately:
* Reese is going through a "mommy" phase. She's very clingy and wants me to hold her or to be within arms reach constantly. It's been tough on Kevin because in the evenings when he gets home and he tries to hold her, she often cries and pushes away. Luckily, the anxiety isn't constant. She's still doing fine at the day care at the gym, and after spending a long weekend with daddy, she was responding to him much better. She also seems to do well if there's a lot going on--lots of people or new things to distract her. She really turns on the tears when she gets upset about this and then miraculously and instantly recovers if I hold her or pick her up.
* Reese is responding to the phrase, "put your arms up." If she's sitting on the floor or in a chair and I want to pick her up I say, "Reese, put your arms up." and she will lift both arms in the air (hold 'em-up-style) for me to lift her. Conversely, when she wants to be picked up, she will crawl over to my feet, sit down, and lift both arms in the air.
* Reese continues to point to many things. She can now (more than half of the time) correctly point to mama, dada, dog, and cat if asked, "Reese, where's ______?" She seems especially interested and most consistent in pointing to the cat. (Which is strange since the cat is MIA the second Reese gets too loud or starts crawling after her.)
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