9 Months Old

My how time is flying. Our mini munchkin is 9 months old, 3/4 to 1! What?! Crazy! Today she had her 9 months appt. Her head size is fine & her height is now within the spectrum, 25.75inches(5%), but her weight of course is not. I'm sorry I don't have a heffer baby. She's just not gaining. I've had issues with her pediatrician before & I continue too. I was basically told to force feed my daughter because she's not gaining & not eating enough food. My daughter controls how much she eats, not me! She only eats about half of what she's suppose too but once again, it's not because I'm not feeding her. "If you stretch her stomach she'll eat more". Because it's so easy to make a baby eat more than she wants too. Trust me I've tried. I've tried to make her finish her bottle or finish the last bites of food. A baby will not do what she/he doesn't want to do! So now Miss Tiny is on a newborn eating schedule. 6 times a day, every 2.5 hrs. My daughter may be tiny & not gaining much weight but she's thriving. She's nearly to crawling, she rolls everywhere, she can feed herself snacks & drink from a sippy cup. She smiles all the time & loves games. She's tiny & she'll be that way for a long time, I wish people would accept it. I can understand why the pediatrician would be worried about her not gaining a lot, IF my daughter was falling way behind. She's not. She may not be advanced on motor skills but she's thriving & growing everyday. Anyways,

My munchkin!!
Loves solid foods. Yogurt, Oatmeal, Fruits, & Veggies. Especially when in chunk form so she can chew it. She loves chewing foods. Drinks from a sippy. Jabbers all the time! Has said MAMA!!! And not just jabbering "mamamamamama" & pretending that's "mama". She's actually repeated "Mama" to me. :) Sleeps 10 hours a night (hooray!). Just moved her up to 6-9 month clothes last week & she wears size 2 diapers. :)  A happy healthy tiny baby!

13 lbs 5 oz & 25.75 inches

My 3 Babies

Hershey, Katie, & Cinnamon