Lily Kate's 9 Month Check Up

No pictures to share for now...I just got back from taking Lily Kate to her 9 month check up.  Wow!  She looked awesome and did great.  That girl steals hearts everywhere she goes.  Lily weighs 20 lbs and 4 oz (75%) and is 28 1/4 inches long (60%).  Dr. F thought she looked perfect - even though she is still recovering from her cold.  She is getting 3 new teeth, which gives her a total of 7!  She enouraged me to start giving her formula in her sippy cup and moving her to finger foods.  She will love that.  She has wanted to feed herself for awhile but I have still been giving her baby food with some finger foods.  Dr. F said to move on :)!  She also said she predicts Lily Kate will be walking before a year...yikes!  And something I am so thrilled with...she gave me the green light to try dairy with Lily.  Not milk yet but yogurt and cheese, etc.  Then at a year I can try whole milk and if she seems to have any trouble at all with her tummy she told me a brand without lactose.  I am so excited!  Dr. F said a lot of babies grow out of their intolerance by 6 months to a year.  Yeah!  It would make life so much easier...and so much more enjoyable for Lils!  Cole was a trooper - he went with me.  He basically helped Dr. F with the exam on Lily....doing everything after she did it (even looking in her ears).  And during shot time he sat next to us and held her hand.  What a good brother!  Just for my records...he weighs 38 lbs (they were nice enough to weigh him too).  He was a bit disappointed that he did not have an appointment too.  Crazy Dr's kids!  I know the kids are healthy and growing and thriving but it is so nice to have someone else confirm it for me!