9 mo check up

Addie had her 9 mo check up Wed. It was an easy and relatively short appointment with, thankfully, no shots. Seems like she is pretty on pace for everything. a little slow on gross motor stuff but ahead verbally. The doctor said that's pretty common for girls so I'm not going to try to not to worry too much. I will just have to put on blinders to keep from comparing her to other babies and just let her develop in her own time and way. We talked about the sippy cup problem and he suggested giving her a regular cup and just a cup w/a straw b/c that's what she sees Collin use. I'm a little iffy w/the regular cup b/c I am not wanting to clean up a huge mess and think she will absolutely flip if she pours water all over herself but I will definitely try the cup and straw. Hopefully that will work better. Sucks that we have probably at least $50 in various sippy cups but I really, really want her off the bottle by a year. We'll see....

She was 16 lb 6 oz (11%) and 28" (67%). Checked Collin's baby book when we got home and at 9 mo he was 21 lb 4 oz and 27". Crazy that my tiny little preemie boy was almost 5 lb heavier than her. Maybe she is just going to be a small person. I was a little concerned and surprised that she had gone down on the curve for length but the dr said it was nothing to worry about.

Now we have 3 mo until her next appointment...totally dreading that one b/c there are apparently tons of shots. :(