Monday, April 14, 2008

Nicole is 9 months old!

Nicole had her 9 month appointment on Monday and here are the stats:

Height: 2 feet, 3.75 inches (55%)
Weight: 19.0 lbs (52%)
Head Circumference: 43.7 cm (45%)

She has another ear infection in her left ear (4th one) for which she got another prescription. The doctor said that nursing is the only real prevention mechanism and had I not been the situation would probably be worse (tubes by now). As it stands, if this continues after the winter season she will probably be getting tubes at least in her left ear. The doctor assured us that no permanent damage to her hearing is happening. Nicole, other than some periodic ear tugging, seems oblivious to the whole thing.

New foods in her diet- watered down grape juice, string cheese, kiwi, coconut pudding, organic yogurt, turkey, waffle pieces, asparagus, & broccoli.

She’s learned some more “parlor tricks” since the last update – she can wave, pull a blanket up to hide and then pull it down to play peek-a-boo, say “mama” and “dada”, and can “crawl”- her form of crawling is a mix between army-style, traditional, and on her hands and feet with a few face plants and stops to sit along the way. She much prefers holding your fingers and walking to get around. If we come at her with a “I'm gonna getcha” and approaching tickle-ready hands she squeezes her body and giggles in anticipation.


Here are some shots from her pictures on Saturday:





10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like the second pic best!!! What a cutie-pa-tootie :-)

Viki said...

I like the first one. Cute!!!!

Laura said...

All the pictures are great! I'm impressed with all the food she is eating. Ella could care less about solids beyond a lick or taste here and there. Can you believe Nic is almost a YEAR old?

Martha said...

Cute! I think she looks like Jim. But I'd need to see a side by side comparison of everyone to be sure.

Katrin said...

What an adorable baby! I love her chubby little arms... My favorite are the last ones, fits your description of the peek-a-boo game! ;)

Viki said...

Martha, she's Jim all the way. Have you seen her in person? After seeing her in pictures and coming to that conclusion from them, seeing her in person is still a shock.

Martha said...

So....we get to see what Jim looks like in a dress. Sweet.

Mamma Sarah said...

Man, how freaking cute is she!!!

Viki said...

Well, Jim in a dress with cute chubby cheeks. :-)

Anonymous said...

What an absolute doll baby. But why not! Just look at her parents.
Thanks for the update. Can't wait for newer pictures