By Fallon

My little boy just turned 9 months on the 19th and he just had his check up today. He weighed in at about 19  pounds 1 ounce, about 28 inches long and his head was 46 inches around. He didn’t get any shots today but he did get a routine screening for iron. It was his first time and what they did was they used this little device to poke his finger and then this other thing to absorb the blood that dotted at his finger tip. He didn’t even cry during this. It was a quick acting test that gave them results in minutes.

So after the nurse was finished with all her routine stuff the doctor came in to start his physical and he said that the test came back borderline and so he had to go to the lab and get blood drawn to see if there actually was an iron issue. The quick thing they do in the doctor’s office isn’t always accurate and so there may be nothing to worry about. I am going to be worrying until I call for his results on Friday though. His doctor said that he does look very healthy and that there is probably nothing to worry about. He didn’t cry when they drew his blood either. If they do find out that he has too little iron then they will just give him some vitamins. I really hope everything is fine. His next check up is at 12 months. I can’t believe he will be 1!

Currently he likes to say things like “baba” and “mama”, he also babbles some other cute things. He can walk around our living room table as long as he holds onto it and he’s very active, loves playing. He is still shy with new people. He eats soft fruits and veggies that we eat and really soft cereal thats soaked in milk. He has his two bottom, front teeth in.