Update on Miss M's progress

We went to the doctor for Miss M's 9 month check up. The appointment went fairly well. She was 17 pounds and 5 ounces which is still on the low side of what the doctor would like to see as it's in the 25%-50% percentile. She is 28 inches tall which keeps her in the 75%-90% percentile.

The doctor proceeds to ask questions regarding Miss M's motor skill progress Is Miss M crawling. Nope. Is she getting to a seated position on her own. Nope.

Apparently based on these two questions she is failing. So she writes a prescription for a physical therapist to come to the house to see if she is progressing appropriately. I decide Miss M is fine and talk to various people and decide not to call the physical therapist for a few weeks.

Well, in the days and weeks since we went to the doctor's office Miss M is working hard on her army crawl. Yesterday she sat up by herself twice. I have also found a certain little girl standing in her crib when I go to get her after her nap! I am so proud of her. I shouldn't be happy that she's standing in her crib because it's not yet low enough but I don't care. Silly doctor. My girl is just fine.




Per the doctor, crawling is considered her gross motor skills. Piking up food with her fingers are her fine motor skills. She's ahead of the curve on the fine motor skills because she loves to eat (the dr. did not say she was ahead of the curve - I am giving her extra credit to make up for failing gross motor skills). She can get her O's out of her snack trap and into her mouth like a champ!

Disregard that her O's are on the floor. And she does like to eat O's 4, 5 or 6 at a time. She doesn't think one at a time is sufficient.



So all in all Miss M is right on track!!!


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