Eleanor had her 9 month appointment yesterday and she's doing great! She weighs 17.3 pounds which puts her in the 25th percentile where she has consistently been since she was born. I'm kind of surprised she didn't move up the scale because she eats like CRAZY and I think she's starting to get a little chunky. Anyway, she is 28" long, but Eleanor moved while the nurse was doing the measurement and I'm pretty sure she's taller than that. That puts her somewhere in the 60-75th percentile, but she's consistently been in the 90th since she was born. Oh yeah, and her head is in the 90th percentile but no surprise there since her parents both have giant heads and can't wear the hats the sell in stores. :) (I special ordered the hat that Hunter always wears when he's in the sun!)
The pediatrician didn't seem concerned that she's not crawling or pulling up yet because she's doing so many other things well. (Standing for long periods with something to balance on, using the pincer grasp, etc.) She seemed impressed that Eleanor is already saying "kitty." The appointment went well and she said Eleanor is in perfect health.
For the past two days or so, Eleanor has been waking up at 5:45, not napping well, and she has been super fussy. Last night I followed the advice given in Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child (love that book!) and we put her down at 6:00 instead of 7:00. It worked like a charm. Something else woke her up at 4:00 so I nursed her, but then she went right back to sleep until 7:15! She woke up happy and has been so sweet all morning! This early bedtime is just a temporary thing, by the way, until she seems to be back to normal.
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just curious- how do you deal with CIO, or does Eleanor not really cry when you make the adjustments? i'd love to get more sleep- but i'm not tough enough to try a book like that- i guess i just can't stomach the crying. we're trying "no cry sleep solution" for now.
oh, and eleanor sounds a lot like lucy in her development. lucy seems to have little interest in crawling, but is very verbal and has an excellent pincer grasp. i am anxious to see how much she weighs- i have her around 17.10 right now, but she's cut back on nursing a lot in favor of feeding herself, so i'm not sure how that is going to affect her weight.
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