We just had Elizabeth's 9 month doctor's appointment. It went excellent, mainly because we didnt have to get any shots this time! Elizabeth had to get her finger pricked for a blood sample so they could test for lead/iron, but other than that, NO SHOTS! And even when they pricked her finger, she didnt' flinch! Good girl! There was alot of blood though. I was suprised by the amount of blood they had to collect for the little girl to do these tests. I talked with a nurse friend of mine afterwards and she made it sound like they took too much. Ahhh, oh well. We all live to talk about it, I guess, so it wasn't too bad! The only issue I had with afterwards was that the nurse put a "big people/adult" bandaid on Elizabeth's tiny little finger. It took 3 bandaids to get it on right. Then, once it was on, (and the finger wasnt even really bleeding), alls Elizabeth wanted to do was bite it off. I should have taken it off RIGHT away, myself. But I left it on. I made a pit stop before we left Sauk, and good thing I did b/c by the time we got 4 blocks away, Elizabeth had the bandaid off her finger and in her mouth. Talk about choking hazard. My nurse friend also told me that they do not put bandaids on babies for that very reason. They have the parent hold a piece of gauze on the finger until the bleeding is done. Which, would have taken, maybe 2 extra minutes. Anyways, once again, we live to talk about it, so it wasnt too big of a deal!
Anyways, at last nights appointment i had the nurse write down the past 9 months worth of chart info (height & weight) so I could take it home with me and get it in Elizabeth's babybook. I've been keeping up (for the most part) with blogging, but, not with the babybook itself! So, in this blog I will share the progress, from Day 1, of Elizabeth's growth.
BORN: May 12, 2008- 6lb 13oz, 21 in
1 week appt (May 21, 2008)- 6lb, 14oz, 21 in
1 month appt (June 4, 2008)- 8lb, 5oz, 21 in
2 month appt (July 14, 2008)- 12lb, 10oz, 23 1/2 in
3 month appt (August 19, 2008)- 17lb, 3oz, 25 1/2 in
6 month appt (November 21, 2008)- 21lb 3oz, 27 in
9 month appt (February 23, 2009)- 23lb 9oz, 28 1/2 in
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