9 Month Wellness

Last Thursday (11/21/13), Nolan had his 9 month wellness visit.

He weighed in at 16 pounds, 1 ounce, putting him in the 1.8% for weight. He's a whopping 26.5 inches tall, putting him in the 3.6% for height.

His growth is consistent though, so of course we're not worried about it. 

I find it amusing when we run into babies the same size as Nolan and then find out they're only 5 or 6 or 7 months old though. He's small. Not big deal ;) 

Against my game plan, I decided to let the doc keep Nolan on the inhaler. She was very thorough in explaining that his lungs were inflamed and junk-filled for most of his life and if we slacked off on medicine the second we get them clear it'd be easier for him to regress back into the constant wheezing and coughing. So she wants to get him through the winter and suggested we have a plan of weaning him from the medicine when she sees him shortly after his first birthday. 

She couldn't hear the heart murmurs (sounds from his minor abnormalities), but I feel like she didn't hear them last time either and yet the cardiologist could. So, I won't put too much stock in that. 

She thinks we're doing great on the incorporation of solid foods and started giving us suggestions on weaning him from nursing.

Of course teething is a physical development, not a cognitive one, and is of no concern. They'll come in when they're ready to, and did you know that teething is purely genetic? His rate of getting teeth is entirely dependent on when Cory and I did.

I read an interesting study (of which I won't vouch for one way or the other) that was researching the effects of teeth based on when a child first gets them. The research implied that if you were a person who teethed before 6 months of age you had a higher risk of cavities and if you teethed after 6 months of age you had stronger core teeth but were more susceptible to plaque and (later in life) gingivitis. It all seemed dependent on daily tooth care, which in my opinion means too many variables to consider. But, I found it interesting nonetheless. I teethed at like 3 or 4 months and Cory didn't until 9 or 10 months, so we should be prime candidates ;⦆

He has met all of his milestones and exceeded just a few. My doctor is so nice and fun, I think she wanted to give me a sarcastic "told ya" on the babbling. But, I will never apologize for being a worried (and thorough) mother. The blame can be placed on a combination of things: my degree, the area I worked in, my personality ;)

At our next wellness check... we'll have a 1-year-old!!! #omg #bittersweet