Yesterday I took Grace in for her 9 month check up. She weighed in at 17 pounds, 5 oz (25th percentile) and is 27.75 inches (50th percentile) long. The doctor said she looked great and is on track developmentally. They gave her her last Hep B shot (which she was not happy about) and poked her toe to get some blood to check her iron level (which surprisingly didn't phase her at all). Her iron level was a little low, so we have to give her a vitamin with added iron and will recheck it in 3 months. He said this is common in breastfed babies, and her level was only point 2 away from being normal so it wasn't a big deal at this point.
The doctor said we can now try yogurt and cheese if we want and to continue to try out more finger foods. So far she has had noodles, banana, chicken, ground beef, peas, green beans, potato, blueberries and some bits of a bagel thin. She loves to feed herself so I really need to start adding more to her tray each day.
It is always great to hear that Grace is looking good and growing well - we must be doing something right!
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