Dear Lauren,
You turned 9 months old yesterday! We went to the pediatrician today for your 9 month checkup. Dr. McClard is our pediatrician but we had this appointment with Dr. Brown. He asked if you were always that happy? I said yes! He also said you were VERY social and made eye contact with him the whole time he was checking you out. You are 29" tall (95th percentile), 19 lbs 10 oz (75th percentile), and your head circumference is 17.5' (90th percentile). You are going to be tall but I don't think anyone is surprised. You did not have to get any vaccinations today but you did get your flu shot! You were a brave girl and only cried for a few seconds. We took some pictures while we were waiting. I am so happy I got to spend the day with just you! You are the sweetest girl and I love you to the moon and back!
We also took a few selfies while we were waiting for the nurse to come in. We had fun entertaining each other. This one is my favorite!
So Lauren Elizabeth, what else are you up to at 9 months old?
You are 29" tall (95th percentile) and 19 lbs 10 oz (75th percentile)
Your hair looks lighter now! There is blonde hair growing in. You still have the most beautiful blue eyes! I never would have guessed that I would have a blonde haired blue eyed daughter.
You wear 9-12 month clothes. I even bought a few 12-18 month leggings and they fit! You do have long legs!
You wear a size 4 diaper and Pampers Swaddlers are my favorite.
You have three teeth! You just got tooth number 3 on October 19th. It is the top, right, front, tooth.
You said your first word this month! You waved your little hand and said, "bye bye" but it sounded more like "bah bye". You have also said dada, mama, and bubba, but not consistently like bye bye.
You can clap! I say yay every time so now if I say yay, you clap! It's so cute!
You love to take a bath and were obviously way too big for your infant tub so mommy thought she was pretty smart to put you in the laundry basket in the bath tub! You love it and sometimes your brothers get in there with you too.
You LOVE your brothers so much. You think they are hilarious and they love to entertain you! Michael likes to get in your crib with you and read you books.
You have been army crawling and you are fast! On Saturday November 1st you pushed up on all fours and started rocking back and forth. You haven't crawled on all fours yet but you will soon.
You pulled up to standing for the first time this week too! You were sting on a chair with mommy, grabbed the back cushion, and pulled up to standing.
You also pulled up to standing in your crib for the first time today! You then tried to climb out by standing on the bumpers. We are in so much trouble!
We all love you so much Lauren Elizabeth and can't wait to see what you are up to this next month!
Love,
Mommy
