We had our nine month appointment for HD last week - no shots, no blood, very exciting. And I definitely had fewer questions this time (they weren't even listed out in my notebook in advance) than the previous appointments. The conversation mostly revolved around HD's physical and mental development, food, and sleep. She continued to be proud of me (I need her recognition) for breastfeeding when I've wanted to give up since he was a few weeks old, and gave me the clear to move to milk any time after 10.5 months if he decides to wean before a year...I'm already plotting. And, of course, as always, BH proudly charted his (HD's, not BH's) height (at this rate HD will be taller than us by age 5) and weight gains. There was only one slightly scary moment:
Pediatrician: Is he waking up at all in the night these days?
Me: Yes, actually. It started a few weeks ago.
Ped: Yeah, this is a big time for that.
Me: Any suggestions?
Ped: Do what you can to help him get back to sleep. You'll get through
it. [Inaudible] a year, he won't do that anymore.
BH: IN a year or BY a year?
Ped: BY a year.
Us: [audible sighs of relief]
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We installed HD's big-boy car seat today. Another moment that totally unexpectedly made me quietly freak out about how fast it is all going and how he'll be going off to college soon. Can I still blame this kind of emotion on the hormones or has the statute of limitations run out on that excuse?
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