9 Month Appointment

Here are the stats on the girls:

Kendall
18 pounds, 5 ounces
28 inches long
Charted in the 50-75% for her age

Sydney
16 pounds, 5 ounces
26 ½ inches long
Charted in the 10-25% for her age

Dr. Westlund was very happy with how the girls were doing. They are both sitting up on their own and crawling. At times they crawl in different directions, but most times they follow each other around. Or if one is playing with something, the other goes over and tries to steal it. It’s fun to watch them interact with each other. They will look at each other and giggle…they definitely understand that they have a sister there. They both also understand their names too.

I’ve kind of given up on the jarred baby food with them. We just recently moved to Stage 3, which has chunks of food in it. I don’t think the girls really care for the taste. Instead, I’ve been giving them table food. We may have some frozen veggies that I’ve nuked in the microwave, sliced cheese, cottage cheese, fruit, toast…they seem to like it all. They are both getting really good at using a sippy cup, hopefully in December we can start replacing one of their bottles with a sippy cup. Then by the first of the year, they will no longer take bottles, but will take a sippy cup instead. And the sippy cup will be filled with Whole Milk come the first of the year as well…YEAH no more formula!!!

Sydney is going to be my risk taker. She has learned to pull herself up to a standing position and to climb on top of things. Kendall is so cute, she hasn’t quite done those things yet, but loves to watch her sister and laugh. She’ll throw her head back and just giggle at her.

I cannot get Sydney to stay on my lap very long as she has to be off exploring. Try reading to her and good luck. Kendall loves to read and will sit on my lap all night.

Both girls are doing very well. Kendall did take a step back with her Torticollis however. When she started crawling she started tilting her head again. She has great rotation and strength, it’s just a matter of reminder her that she can keep her head straight. So we do a couple exercises with her and she may have to go through 1 or 2 more physical therapy sessions. Nothing to bad, just a little reminder.

Sydney

Kendall

Both