Today was Juliana’s next checkup. We got there a few minutes early to give the staff there the new insurance information. I then filled out the assessment of her progress so far. It asked if she is starting to sound out “words”, crawling and things of that nature. I am happy to report that she is able to do all of the things listed on the paper. We went back and the nurse did some measurements. Juliana’s head circumference is 18 inches. She is now 29 inches long. She weighs 21.8 pounds. The doctor discussed her doing wonderfully for her age. Dr. Harris was quite impressed that she will clap when we talk about clapping. She also enjoyed looking at herself in the mirror. Over the next few months, he would like us to add some more foods into her system. Eggs, cottage cheese and yogurt are next on the list and by 11 to 12 months, she will be on milk. She got one immunization today. She cried for a minute, but by the time she got dressed and we went to check out, she was already back to her happy little self.

She is such a wonderful baby and many people are amazed at what she can do at 9 months old. I also talked to the doctor about how she is doing a great job at crawling and seems like she wants to start walking soon. Speaking of walking, she is enjoying her new walker. She is quite happy going around the house in her Jeep Liberty Renegade. I will hopefully get pictures on here of her in the walker. We were out over the weekend and friends were quite shocked at how well she behaved. She did not cry at all. They discussed that if they did not see me holding her and feeding her, then they would have never known she was in the room. I am so glad to have a wonderful and happy baby. I know we are truly blessed with her and am glad she continues to progress at different milestones. I may be partial, but I think she is the best baby in the world and I can’t picture my life without her.

Hope to post again soon. Hopefully more exciting updates to come. Until then, happy reading.