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Growing Up So Fast!

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By marydalene

I took Sarah to her 9-month appointment today, and I can’t believe how much she’s grown. The biggest surprise was her weight – she’s just shy of 19 pounds, which puts her in the 51st percentile for weight, a drop of nearly 20 percent from her last visit. She may only be 19 pounds, but it sure feels like more when I have to lug her around.

But I wasn’t imagining things when I thought she was longer – she’s 28.75 inches long, putting her in the 85th percentile (a jump from the 75th). And her head? Well, it’s big. No surprise there – she’s in the 90th percentile (which is still a drop from the 97th at her 6-month appointment).

The doctor says she’s a little slow in her fine motor-control movements, but that he’s not worried. She’s eating well and he encouraged us to put her down to promote her crawling and exploration skills. She’s my little cutie.

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  1. GrammyzanneApril 15, 2009 at 3:30 PM

    What an adorable little girl. Doctor had no comment on her rolling locomotion?

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  2. marydaleneApril 15, 2009 at 3:45 PM

    He saw her do it and just commented that it was a precursor to the standard Army crawl, which was good.

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  3. BarbaraApril 15, 2009 at 4:51 PM

    Good to hear things are going along as expected. She has the height commensurate with her parents :)

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  4. Lynda/MomApril 15, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    They're all different. Normal is probably pretty abnormal since it is only an average of a lot of "abnormal" kids. Glad to know she's doing great. Aunt Lynda

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  5. Laura StringhamApril 17, 2009 at 7:25 AM

    She's so cute! Their size seems to change so much as you take them in too. Charlie "only" weighs 16lbs, but I think that scale must be wrong. My arm is going to fall off.

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  6. JoanneApril 20, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    Glad Sarah checked out just fine. Isn't 9 months so much fun - they giggle and respond and can be entertained... Have fun!

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