12 Month Stats

Emily had her 12 month check up last week. She weighs 19 pounds 5.6 oz and was 29 inches long. Her 9 month weight was 19 pounds 3.4 oz so she only gained 2 oz. The substitute doctor for her pediatrician wasn't thrilled with those ounces so we are going back in a month for a weight check. I have no idea what they will do if Emily hasn't gained anything. My best guess is that she had a cold and hadn't eaten well the day before or that morning and should have been a few ounces heavier.

There is still a little confusion as to why Emily doesn't pull up to stand up, but can do more advanced things like walking with support and standing for several seconds without any support. We have an appointment with Early Intervention to get an evaluation to see if she could benefit from some physical therapy to help her get moving. She'll figure it out on her own, but this could speed things up a bit. She has to qualify and both pediatricians (our regular who is on maternity leave and the sub) think Emily is borderline as far as qualifying. The appointment was scheduled for today, 3/11, but they had to cancel so now it isn't until the end of the month. With our luck, Emily will be pulling up and walking by the appointment! It can't hurt to get the evaluation and they often give the parents tips on things that we can do differently to help her develop in other ways and gain the skills that aren't quite there.

These are the last regularly scheduled pictures of Emily and Cleo the monkey. We'll try to take a picture of her with Cleo on each of her birthdays to watch her grow. Quite the change since the first one of her at 11 days old!