Monday, August 25, 2008
The Ninth Month Checkup
The worst thing about being on bed rest is that it ate up all my days. In fact on my check stub it says "Sick Bank: -10.5" I still owe 10 days!! The worst part about this is not being able to take off for Noah's checkups. That is what a mommy is supposed to be able to do. Especially since he is in the "mommy stage" where he wants to be comforted by me and is happiest with me. Not that he doesn't love everyone else but at this particular time and probably a short time he loves me best. So he had his appointment today at 10:30 for his nine month checkup. I wrote Adam a list of questions which he relays to Dr. Petitt. I sat on edge until lunch at 12:35 when I could call Adam and get the facts. Noah's motor skills are great. There are a few language and comprehension things that he is a little behind on but he said not to worry until 12 months. Everything with the food is great. He said we have done a good job with his introduction to food. His eczema and asthma are being controlled well. He weighed in at 23.3 pounds and measured 30.3 inches. The bad news is that he has now outgrown the height limit on his carseat and we are in the market for new ones. Any suggestions???
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We've got the Evenflo Triumph Advanced and love it so far! I loved it b/c it was forward and rear facing, so she is actually still rear-facing for now. I keep seeing all these studies saying it's safer if they are that way, so we will see how long it lasts! She hates the car, and I have a feeling she may not hate it as bad sitting forward. Who knows though.
I will HIGHLY recommend anything by Britax. They allow you to rear-face longer than most others and once forward-facing they allow you to have them in an 5-point harness longer than almost all others. Those are the two things you can do to keep your child safest in a car - rear face and 5-point harness for as long as possible. All of the car seats in the US meet minimum safety standards before they go on the market, so if you don't want to spend the money on a Britax, I would look for the highest limits on those 2 things. Britax tests to a higher safety standard than the US requires. We have 2 Marathons and love them. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions - I did a TON of research when we got to this point! Good luck! Oh, and we ended up keeping our boys rear-facing for over 2 years - some people think I'm crazy, but I just felt better about it and until you turn them around, the kids don't know the difference!
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