9 Month Check-Up

Ethan had his 9 month check-up with the pediatrician today. He weighed 18 lbs 10 oz (just below the 25th percentile and exactly what I weighed at 9 months!) and was 29 1/2 inches long (between the 75-90th percentile). Looks like he's going to be tall and on the skinny side like mommy and daddy. His check-up went really well: The Dr. did not hear Ethan's heart murmur, his eyes were tracking together as they should, and he is ahead on his developmental skills (particular mobility!) as he met the milestones that the Dr. asked about today many weeks ago. We thought that we were going to get out of the Dr.'s office without a hitch until the nurse checked his hemoglobin. It should be about 10.5, and his was slightly low (they ran it 3 times: 9.9, 10.0, and 9.5). It's not dramatically low, but the Dr. does want to do a CBC just to be sure that it is fine. He said that nearly every time that the reading comes up slightly low in his office, a serum blood draw CBC indicates that the hemoglobin/iron level is actually normal. So we'll be scheduling a blood draw for Ethan sometime in the near future (which I'm sure will be very challenging!)