Dave had some vacation time saved up, so he decided to take this week off. It’s been wonderful for him to spend the whole day with Eva. Usually he only gets to see her in the evenings. The first order of business was to take Eva in for her 9-month check-up. I was glad Dave could come because I was dreading her getting more shots. Wouldn't you know it? The one time Dave's there, she doesn't have to get shots. All they needed was to prick her big toe for a blood sample to make sure she was getting enough iron. I held her in my arms, and she didn't even cry. She just wanted to play with the shiny band-aid they wrapped around her toe. I’m glad she didn’t need shots, but it’s ironic that I have to take her by myself whenever she does. We were trying to guess how much she weighed now. I had my money on 27 lbs; Dave said 29. Nope. She weighed in at 22 lbs, 10 oz, and 28 ½ inches long, which means she barely gained over a pound in three months, but she’s grown two inches. That's largely because she's moving around so much more.
Now that she's crawling, she'll be slimming down even more. I guess it was her clothes that threw us off. Eva's growth rate has been incredible from the beginning. At only nine months old, she's wearing 18 to 24-month clothes, which are for toddlers over 24 lbs. Although some of them are too long in the sleeves and pant legs, 12-months clothes are too tight and short for her. It's been difficult finding things for her to wear, since she's outgrown her winter clothes before the season is over, and the clothes she's growing into aren't warm enough. Of course most of the stores aren't carrying winter clothes anymore, so it's been a challenge.
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