Nine Month Checkup

Elijah had his 9 month checkup on Monday.  He was a trooper and did great.  This time we saw one of the nurse practitioners, so we missed out on Dr. Worthington educating us with her great advice, but it went well anyway.

Here are his stats:

Height             29 inches        75%

Weight            17 lb 14 oz      15%

Head Circ.     43.2 cm           10%

So, he is long and lean!  His weight curve has decreased a bit, but after hearing how incredibly active he is, she chalked it up to that since everything else is fine.  We had just started meats and cheeses last week, so we’ll offer more and more of that type of food to keep up with him.  He’s never been too big of an eater or nurser to start with.

I mentioned to her that he has had several bouts of runny nose but no other symptoms and she said that was great because it means he’s fighting off a lot with no problem and that his immune system is healthy and getting healthier.  I thought that was a positive way to put it because I just looked at it as him getting frequently sick.  But I guess it is true…no ear infections or other cause for antibiotics yet!

We ended the visit with a finger prick to check his iron, which was perfect, and two vaccines.  He sat quietly and watched during the finger prick and for vaccines he did his famous no breath, no noise cry until I could pick him up, then he was fine.  He was a little grumpy later that day and slept like a rock, but he did great.

Overall, we are delighted to have a healthy, very active little boy with skinny genetics!  And, by the way, Josiah was a very good boy for all of this and even helped by getting some laughs from Elijah.  He got a doctor’s kit for Christmas and I think he liked seeing how it is used in real life :)