9 months and a check-up

Friday marked 3/4 of a year for Adelyn. I know I say it all the time, but seriously where has this year gone? Thanksgiving is less than a week away.... Anyways, we went to the doctor and, thankfully, she did not have to get any normal vaccinations; she did have to get the first of two flu shots, though and a small finger prick for a hemoglobin test. She took them both like the big girl she is! Her measurements are:

• 29 inches (above 90th%)
• 19.13 lbs (70%- she is starting to lose some baby fat!)
• head circumference: 19in (80%)

Dr. Thompson is very pleased with her growth and development. What can she do, you ask?

• creep: she is very close to crawling on all 4s, but for now she still enjoys getting into EVERYTHING sliding around on her belly
• She has just started getting into a sitting position from her tummy
• Pull up to standing from a sitting position (on some things... not everything quite yet)
• Plays "Patty-Cake"
• Talks a lot- she has a basic mastery for all consonants combined with an 'a' such as baba, gaga, mama, dada, etc.
• Attempts to feed herself cheerios and other finger snacks. She knows they go in the mouth, but sometimes she finds it more fun to play 'where is the cheerio?' with Buck.

Dr. Thompson did tell us that she is now old enough for us to essentially feed her everything we would eat- being careful of choking hazards, of course. I am still hesitant to feed her meat, so I will probably hold out on that one for a little longer. For now we are enjoying life with a busy little rugrat and look forward to celebrating our first Thanksgiving and Christmas with her.