nine-month pediatric appointment

Rose is 9 months old! She got a clean bill of health from the doctor today, although I'm still dealing with the lingering guilt for not being there since I had a meeting at work that I couldn't miss. Good thing she has such a wonderful daddy (and I have such a wonderful husband!). Thanks, Mike!

Here are her stats:

Two months
weight:  12# 6.4 oz (85th %ile)
height:   23.5"  (86th %ile)
head:    15.5" (66th %ile)

Four months
weight:  15# 10oz (86th %ile)
height:   26"  (95th %ile)
head:    16.75"  (85th %ile)

Six months
weight:  17# 7oz (78th %ile)
height:   27.25"  (93rd %ile)
head:    17"   (72nd %ile)


Nine months
weight:  19# 9.6oz (65th %ile)
height:   28.75"  (87th %ile)
head:    17.5"   (66th %ile)

I know it looks like her weight has been taking a massive dive (based on percentiles), but I want to mention again that these percentiles are based on the CDC norms, which are predominantly formula fed babies, so this pattern is common for breastfed babies. The CDC actually recommends using the WHO norms (especially for breastfed babies), but our pediatrician's office doesn't have those in their EMR. Based on my really rough calculations and comparisons, however, it looks like Rose would be at the ~75th %ile for weight based on those "correct" norms.

In other news, things still aren't settled at my job. I still have an "interim" promotion, and it's looking like it will become definite soon. But now there's talk that the role I'm being promoted to will change and will entail some additional responsibilities that are a little intimidating to me, so we'll see what happens. It'll be interesting and exciting either way, but I'm still nervous about it. Sigh.

Finally, sorry for all the trouble with my blog the last couple days. I tried to get all fancy by uploading a short video for our weekly update earlier this week, and apparently every blog that included videos from the google+ instant upload also had their blog crash! I'm waiting on a fix from google and then I'll repost our weekly update.

Have a great week! (Sorry for a photo-less post!)