Madeleine had her 9-month checkup today. Highlights:
- She's 30 and 3/4 inches long. The nurse originally told Hannah that it was "off the charts" but wrote 97th percentile on the form. Whatever they say about the charts, all we know is that she's a tall girl.
- Her weight is 21 pounds 7 ounces - in the 90th percentile. Hannah and I have thought that she's starting to look taller and thinner lately so I guess this confirms our thinking since she's been in the upper 90s percentile-wise since her first checkup in January.
She got several shots -- including her last polio booster and her first of two flu shots. Hannah reports that she was non-plussed by the shots this time.
The doctor said that she is delayed in crawling (should be able to do so by now) but that many kids are late crawlers. He expects that she'll be crawling -- and possibly beginning to say words -- by 1 year (scary!!!!).
Also, he gave us a prescription for a new ointment to try to resolve the infamous and persistent red patch on her cheek. Can't wait to be rid of that one!
All in all, another good checkup for our girl. Let's hope our luck holds for the followup with the cardiologist next month.
