Life with Anne Carter

Friday, July 24, 2009

9 Month Check-Up

This past Thursday Anne Carter turned 9 months old! Thinking about it in a weird way, she has been out about as long as she was in..HAHA! We went to see Dr. Taylor on Thursday too. I forgot to take a picture this time. She only had to get 1 shot, which was her last Hepatitis shot. She also had to get her heel pricked to check her iron and since we live in a house that was built before 1960 they will check her blood for lead as well. Looking at her heel now, it really looks like more of a slice than a prick!

The nurses kept commenting on her blood saying it was great blood-just thick enough not to run everywhere and just thin enough to drip into the vial easily. They also said the skin on her foot was good for taking blood. I had never really considered foot skin to be a contributing factor to the ease of taking blood from a baby but now I can brag that my little AC has good foot skin!

Anne Carter checked out completely heathy and we should not have to go back until she is a year old. Dr. Taylor did comment that she is on the small side, but was not concerned about it. Her stats were:

Length: 27 1/2 inches(50th percentile)
Weight: 16lbs 10oz(12th percentile)
Head: 17 inches(25th percentile)

Anne Carter is 9 Months Old!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Anne Carter is 8 Months Old!

This past Tuesday Anne Carter turned 8 months old! She is such a happy girl and so much fun to play with. She is learning what certain things are and how they work and seems to understand simple commands/questions. When I get her up from her nap I say, "May I have your paci?" and she spits it out into my hand and when I am done feeding her I say "Spoon" and she grabs and chews on the spoon. She is pulling up to stand and her confidence grows everyday. We just love her so much! Here are some pictures from the past month.