nine months old!

madeleine is nine months old today. to celebrate, she had her nine month appointment with the doctor. no shots this time, just a quick finger prick that she didn't even notice. she did attempt to eat the bandaid immediately after they put it on her finger though. she was almost successful, but i managed to fish it out. here are the stats from the appointment (compared to her last appointment) for the two of you that are interested:

weight:
9 months - 20.02 lbs, 74th percentile
6 months - 18.01 lbs, 87th percentile

height:
9 months - 28.75", 82nd percentile
6 months - 27.75", 98th percentile

head circumference:
9 months - 18", 91st percentile
6 months - 16.75", 53rd percentile

so, my baby is slimming down. compared to the rest of the population at least, not that she's actually losing weight. i attribute this to her constant movement. it turns out that her head is getting bigger compared to the rest of the population though. i attribute this to her constant intellectual enlargement.