Thursday, April 29, 2010

Nine Months!

Taylee is nine months old!! We went in for her nine month check-up on Tuesday, and Dr. Strasser was pleased with her progress. She is growing well, and seems to be on target with her developmental milestones. There remains this looming question mark about her speaking abilities, mostly because I worry too much. I have felt like she is lagging a bit in this area, but with her cleft palate that would be expected. Dr. Strasser actually thought she was doing pretty well, and that we could revisit this issue AFTER her repair. Plus, speech therapy is a standard part of the craniofacial clinic, which we will visit annually after her repair. I believe that the craniofacial team follows up on her repair, orthodontics and dentistry, audiology, and speech therapy. So, here are her stats :
- 17 lbs. 9 oz. = 33rd %
- 27 inches = 31st %
- 43.5 cm head circ. = 36th %
Looks like she is a well proportioned gal!
Here are some fun facts about Taylee at nine months :
- She is getting mobil! She is crawling (slowly), oftentimes backwards
- She LOVES her mommy and daddy, and is becoming a little anxious about strangers
- She sleeps through the night (after a little persuasion), but gets up at 6:30 am! Eeek!
- She is just beginning to wear 6-9 month clothing
- She likes vegetables A LOT more than fruit
- She LOVES her turkey rice dinner, mac and cheese, and chicken & sweet potatoes!
- She squeals in delight when she sees her bottle
- She laughs with peekaboo and tickling (sometimes), but remains a pretty tough girl to impress
- She (FINALLY) naps like a big girl, with 2 long naps a day. (Yay!)
- She LOVES Baby Einstein!!
- She is absolutely LOVED by everyone who knows her!




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  1. WindersApril 29, 2010 at 8:39 PM

    Taylee is so pretty and petite, Mia is large and in-charge. I think Mia could probably eat Taylee for lunch, but I still think they will just love each other.

    Don't stress yourself too much about all the little mile-stones. That's what I learned when Zane nearly caused me a nervous breakdown. Every baby is different and I think Taylee is doing great!

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  2. UnknownMay 1, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    Ah she is a petite cute little girl!! Also it sounds like she is doing fantastic, I know I don't have kids so I can't tell you not to worry about future milestones but all in all she sounds like a pretty regular 9 mo old :)

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