Perfectly Healthy

Isabelle had her 9 month check up with her pediatrician today.  Kevin and I were pleased to hear, once again, that she is perfectly healthy!  I am so thankful for her continued good health.  She has made it over 9 months now with out even an ear ache, a runny nose, or a stomach bug.  She is the picture of perfect health!  She did great at her appointment today and luckily only had to get 1 vaccine.  I was hoping they would have her flu/H1N1 shot in so she could get that today, but they said to check back at the end of August.  Little do the doctors know I will check back every day at the end of August until I have an appointment for her to get it! :)  Isabelle now weighs 19 pounds and is at the 53rd percentile for weight. She is 29 inches long which puts her at the 90th percentile for height!

Refreshed from a nap after the doctor

Also, the past week Isabelle has refused all bottles.  We have tried and tried to keep giving them to her so she can get her formula but she just will not drink an ounce!  We asked her doctor about this today as well and it seems that some babies will give up the bottle between 9 and 12 months.  She is just on the early side.  The recommendation was to try her formula in her sippy cup and see how that works.  I tried that for her afternoon bottle and needless to say, she wasn't too impressed by that idea either.  We will give it a couple more tries, but assuming we get the same reaction then she will be done with her formula for good.  She is such a good eater with her solid foods and loves eating breakfast, lunch and dinner in her highchair.  We have started doing two small snacks a day as well to replace the formula she isn't getting and she eats those well too!  Looks like our little girl is growing up so fast.  I always thought it would be hard to wean her from the bottle at 12 months, but it seems Isabelle is done at 9 months!  We will continue giving her water in her sippy cup and we got the okay to try some juices as well.  Today we tried white grape juice and she loved it! 

Very happy after her afternoon snack and white grape juice

We love you Isabelle Ann! We are so proud of how well you did at your doctor appointment today!