Isabell and I went to the doctor’s office this past Monday for her 9-month old well baby check. She is super healthy, and doing well. She is now 29 1/2 inches tall (90th percentile), weighs 21 lbs and 15 ounces (90th percentile), and her head is 18 1/4 inches around (93rd percentile). She continues to be on the bigger side for a child her age, and we had a discussion with the doctor about genetics playing a role in her body size. He suggested that while we aren’t putting her on a “diet”, we have already started working on healthy eating habits and portion control. The biggest adjustment, is to ignore previous advice to have her eat solids 3-4 times a day, and instead only feed her when she’s hungry. She has been averaging about 18-20 ounces of milk a day, and is eating a large variety of fruits, veggies, and now MEATS!!!!! Nashon enjoyed when she got to eat the potroast off of his plate, he is very excited for her to eat the food that we eat, rather than continuing to prep her meal seperatly.
New skills for Isabell include her increased daringness, which you can see in the video of her walking away from solid surfaces to a waiting parent, using signs for “more”, “again”, and “all done”. We are still working on “milk”, and she will watch our hands if we start signing it, but we haven’t seen her do it yet. Today we were playing with a gumball machine and she started to put things “in” for the first time, and then understood the cause and effect button to get the balls back out; it was a lot of fun!!!
Her favorite games right now include “peek a boo” around the corner, “row row your boat”, and taking turns with clapping and banging on surfaces. She is also taking turns with us saying “lalalala” for “lubba lubba lubba you”. She still loves her walker, and is a pro at running and turning. This past week she ran into the sofa table so hard that she left a nice big 2 inch mark on the wall where the table slid against it. I am sure I am missing something, but we’re having a blast getting to know her and her little personality. Here are some pictures from the past few weeks.
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