9 month check-up

Abbie had her 9 month check-up this morning. She weighed 22 lbs., 2 oz. (93rd percentile), and 28.5 inches (87th percentile). The doctor was happy with her growth, her fine motor skills, and her babbling. He was a bit concerned about her gross motor skills, as she hasn't begun sitting up by herself or pulling herself to standing. Just this past week she started to lift up to hands and knees and scoot backwards. Also, when she stands, she stands on her tiptoes, which might indicate excessive tightness in her leg and hip muscles. He says that if that continues, we'll need to get her a physical therapist. But for now he just wants to give her some time, which makes sense to us. Some good news--her supernumerary nipple is fading! I'm very gald about that :-) She also got 4 shots, and since she has so many teeth, I didn't want to run the risk of her biting me if I nursed her during the ordeal. So we just held her, and it was definitely traumatic. Poor kid. But by the time we got home (which was only a 3 minute drive), she was smiling again. And now she's taking a very peaceful nap. It's so hard to believe that the next time she sees Dr. Coburn (hopefully--unless she gets sick!) she will be one year old!