9 Month Check-up

Charlotte had her 9 month check up today. Dr. Sidiki was extremely happy with her developmental progress, pegging her at 8 months, instead of her corrected 6 months. We were really happy to hear that. Charlotte impressed everyone with an array of her newly acquired talents and then promptly gave them all her stink eye after getting her shot. She now weighs 15 pounds and 4 ounces, which puts her in the 25-50% for her corrected age of six months. That was the only thing we weren't thrilled with, Dr. Sidiki wants to see a little more weight. No cause for concern, but I don't think we will be taking her off the higher calorie formula anytime soon. She also still has a ginormous head with it falling in the 90-97% corrected, 50-75% actual age! That means her head is as large or larger than 50-75% of other 9 month old babies. Crazy.

After her appointment, we went over to the hospital to see some of our favorite doctors, therapists, and nurses. I try to make it over there any time we are in the medical center. We just love showing Charlotte off and those folks work awfully hard to get and keep so many babies healthy, they like to see the success stories. We were really excited to see our all time favorite nurse AND we found out that she will be going to work for our doctor group next month. That means we will get to see her every month starting in October because we will be taking C in to get her RSV shots :( Not fun, but necessary.

Developmentally, Charlotte is crawling and pulling up....on everything, even unstable things. Bumps, bruises, and scrapes are here to stay for awhile. She only pulls up to a kneeling position, but I think that is just because she hasn't figured out she has to grab higher to be able to stand up all the way. I am sure that is not far behind. She hasn't really started speaking yet, but she does repeat certain sounds, like she is trying to speak. Although, the other day, I was admonishing her with a "No Ma'am" for doing something she had been told not to do and she looked at me sweetly, laughed, and parroted "No Ma'am" right back at me, same inflection and all. Let me tell you, I should get an award for not laughing.

Signing off for now,
The Agnew Clan

8 Months? What?

Yes, Charlotte is 8 months old! This little smarty pants is dangerously close to being a full blown crawler, as you can see below.


She scoots like greased lightening, but the crawling coordination isn't quite there yet. It is coming though, soon.

She is also eating three different veggies and in a few days we will be trying fruit. Maybe a banana? Who knows. Luckily, (knock wood) she hasn't turned her nose up at anything we have given her.

We are seeing her personality more and more these days. As my mother would say, she has two little horns propping up her halo. Most of the time she is as sweet as she can be, but every once in awhile she has to push the boundaries. I know this is normal kid stuff, but it is so fun to watch first hand.

What a great adventure the last eight months have been for us. Trying at times, but I wouldn't change it for the world. Until the next update....

Newsflash!

Charlotte found the baby we keep in the cabinet...

and she's in love.

I guess I should mention that I put her on the floor roughly ten feet from this spot, and when I came back from the kitchen, this is where she was. The scooting has been kicked into high gear.

Hello, I'm 7 months old

and cuter than ever (if my Mom does say so herself).

Miss Charlotte is doing very well. She is making strides in the moving department. Inching along her tummy time blanket and rolling all over the place. She is still a chatter box, I am sure that will only increase with time. She seems to learn how to make a new sounds every day and is delighted to show us her new "words". She is now a champion cereal eater. I think her only complaint is she doesn't get cereal with every meal. I think we will start veggies next week.

She is making the caterpillar look smaller and smaller every day

Happy Birthday Patsy Nana!

We love you.

Testing, testing....is this thing on?

I am not sure if anybody is still out there reading this blog. Now that Charlotte is home and healthy and I am not updating as often, I am wondering if I should continue on with my ramblings about our beautiful baby girl.

I would love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment for me. You don't have to log in to leave one, just leave it as anonymous and include your name in the comment field.

And, since I am already here publishing this post, Charlotte is doing wonderfully. She is still growing like a weed and learning new things every day. We have started cereal once a day and I will say, she doesn't hate it.

Cheers,
Katie

6 Months Old!

It is hard to believe it has only been six months. I can't imagine my life without her now.

Somewhere between the sleepless nights and the dirty diapers, I fell in love with her and I have a hard time even remembering what it was like before I loved her. Some people will tell you that they fell in love with their child at first sight, but it didn't happen that way for me, and I am sure it doesn't happen that way for others. I felt the responsibility and the protective instincts, I am sure those things ensure the survival of our species, but the love came later. I would guess that the nature of her arrival and the delayed bonding time all played a part, but I also think that, while I loved the idea of the child growing in my belly, I didn't understand. I didn't understand the all encompassing, unconditional, true love that comes after you meet and know your child. I do now. We are truly blessed and I still think of her as my miracle baby and probably always will (Someone send me this post when she is 16:).

We just had our six month check up. She passed with flying colors, the doctors are very happy with her progress. Officially, she weighs 12 pounds and 5 ounces and is 23.5 inches long. The big news is she is "on" the chart at her actual age (3rd percentile) and that makes us all happy. Corrected she is in the 50th percentile for height and weight. At some point, probably close to her 2nd birthday, those two numbers will get much closer together. Since we were in the medical center today, we stopped by the NICU to visit some of our favorite doctors and nurses. It was so nice to be able to see them and show them Charlotte's progress.

She is keeping us quite entertained with all her chatter and scooting and grabbing. She is a consistent tummy sleeper these days, so she is getting very strong in the flipping department. We are still working on balance and tummy time, or TT as Aaron likes to call it, and I think in the next few days we will begin cereal feeding. Big things here at the Agnew house!

I hope you all have a wonderful summer.
Katie