And She’s Off . . .
Published by Jenny May 20th, 2008 in Day to DayMolly learned to crawl the day after we got back from NE! I quickly dropped the unpacking and went to picking up the floor/babyproofing. She has hardly slowed down since and really enjoys getting around on her own. Livy also enjoys coaching her and cheering her on. I must admit, though, having two mobile children is an adjustment! Today my challenge was keeping Molly away from the potty chair while assisting Livy (and trying to avoid shutting her outside the door listening to her scream). I finally resorted to putting up the baby gate to keep her out of her other fascination - the dog food in the kitchen. Thankfully, none of you are here to watch pregnant me climb back & forth over the gate!
Molly also had her 9-month checkup this week and she’s doing great. She weighed just over 20 pounds (70th percentile) and was 27 inches tall (30th precentile). The PA said that since she is eating solids well, we could lay off the formula a bit. Perhaps her lopsided percentiles might have something to do with our inexperience in formula feeding? I really enjoyed this visit because the PA not only complimented my “happy, healthy babies” but went on to say that I was “doing a great job.” It’s not often you get compliments for being a mother (and especially from a professional) so I soaked it all up!
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I thought Molly looked so happy and healthy when we saw her two weeks ago, so to my eye, she didn’t look “lopsided” at all as far as the percentages go. She looked great.
Good luck keeping up with two, now! Can you imagine how blessed your life will be one year from now?
…then comes the baby-proofing that even Mom and Dad can’t get past! My friend Renee posted a picture of some knee guards on her blog the other day. They’d be good for Moms who don’t want their crawler’s knees getting all torn up while playing outside. My kids survived without them, but I am sure anxious for Isaiah to walk so that he’ll quit crawling through everything.
As for your check-up, your PA was right–you ARE doing a good job! It was hard for me to belive that when Morgan was 2 1/2, Maddie was 1 1/2, and Noah was a newborn. I felt like no one got the quality time that they were entitled to, and just when I thought they might be getting that quality time, I decided that it was time for another sibling and–wham–we start all over again. Then it occured to me that my earliest worth-while memories begin at age 13 or so. This must be true for my kids, too!?
Isaiah went in for his one year well-child visit and the baby scale said 15 lbs. Since we knew this to be wrong (my back knows it to be wrong), we weighed him on the adult scale, which yielded a neat 20 lbs, 2 oz so in the 10th %. He’s 30 inches tall, which lands him in the 50th %. Phooey on percentiles!
Hope you are feeling well!
I have been meaning to comment for awhile on this post, but haven’t gotten around to it. We so enjoyed the girls when you were back, and I wouldn’t worry about the percentiles too much….my kids were always high on the height and low on the weight…thus the tall skinny kids and hubby I have! I would bet that Molly will trim down a little (not that she really needs to) the faster she crawls and runs and climbs to keep up with her sister and to get her hands on all the “good” stuff you have put out of her reach!
Lots of Love!