This morning, Rylie had her nine month check-up with her wonderful pediatrician; and for the sake of keeping some kind of privacy (because I'm such a private person, right?!), I will name her...Dr. Precious. Thankfully, Rylie has stayed pretty healthy and has never had to visit in between her regular check-ups. So, she hadn't seen Dr. Precious in three months...and I was ready to hear the educated doctor reassure me that my baby really is as healthy as she seems. And she is!
Doc said that she looks great...no problems with her ears, eyes, skin, and she's eating well and growing! She weighs 16lbs 10oz and is 26 inches long. And although she is only in the 14th and 17th percentile for her weight and height, they are very proportioned to each other so there is no need to worry. Dr. Precious said that she will probably be a petite little thing. She gave me the okay to transition Rylie to three bottles a day and increase her intake of solids. In two short months, she even suggested that I introduce whole milk so that we have a complete month to wean her from breastmilk to whole milk completely. My original goal for breastfeeding was one year. But after I returned to work and had to start pumping, I told myself that if I made it six months, I would be happy. However, after I reached the six month mark, I had a pretty good routine going and figured that I would go for as long as I could. So, back to my original goal of one year! And I'm pretty sure that I can do it!
I literally thank God, every day, for keeping Rylie so healthy.
I can't believe Rylie is already 9 months old! She is so stinkin' cute. :)
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to tell you that we were in Lyons for the 4th and I think your Aunt lives pretty close to the Ebrights. They had a big fireworks show going on over there and I walked by to see if you were in town. lol. I didn't see you and I just read your blog saying you stayed home. Too bad! It would have been fun. Maybe next year.