9 Months Old Today

Luke is 9 months old today. I still need to get some pictures taken today and so I'll do that and post some after he wakes up from his nap.

He went to the doctor today for his 9-month checkup. I thought that it would be a super quick trip since he didn't have any shots to get, but we were there for an hour (mostly with waiting for the doctor and then the lab tech to come in). He didn't get shots, but he did have to get his finger pricked and blood drawn to run some tests. He did really well with the finger prick (no crying), but his blood didn't flow very fast so it took quite a while to get a full sample. He almost had to be pricked again but she was finally able to get enough blood.

But he has a clean bill of health and has been growing just fine. Here are his stats, with a comparison from his 6 month visit as well as the visit last month when we went in to check out his eczema.

Weight

6-months: 15 lbs 10 oz

One month ago: 17 lbs 4 oz

9 months: 18 lbs 6 oz

Height

6-months: 26"

One month ago: 27"

9 months: 28.25"

It seemed like he'd hit a bit of a growth spurt within the past month and the numbers definitely show that appears to have been the case!

After the doctor's visit, we went to the park to meet up with some of the moms/babies in our play group. It was such a lovely day and so nice to be outside for a while and interacting with our friends.

Updated 5/24 with pictures taken yesterday: