9 Month Checkup

This morning the boys went for their 9 month checkup. They did an iron check and I just got the call that everyone is normal on the iron front which is great news!

Mason has this somewhat nervous/repetitive thing that he has been doing over the past few months. Whenever he is not occupied with something he moves his hands and feet in a circular motion (I say he is practicing to be a future orchestra conductor). However, I mentioned this to the doc and he said that it's generally something babies will grow out of, but if we do not see a marked improvement by his first birthday he might want to send him for an MRI of the brain, which we are certainly hoping he will not have to do as he would have to be sedated for the test. He is also keeping an eye on the growth of his head because if it continues to grow at a rapid pace and the movements continue, he will definitely want the MRI just to make sure everything is okay.

He wasn't too concerned though because developmentally, Mason has been doing quite good, he learns to do things quickly (raspberries, clicking his tongue, high-fives, he babbles, he gets himself to the sitting position very quickly, even makes some attempts to stand up), but he said he would have liked to see a little better pincer grip at this age, and although he knows "how" to crawl, he will only go about two "steps" with it and then stop and then he just sits and plays or he'll roll or scoot to get places, and the doc would of course have liked to see him crawling or army crawling like his brother. Ethan army crawls now and he gets from one end of the room to the other at mock speed.

But every baby is different and I think overall they are both doing great! They are both growing big and strong, though Ethan is starting to level out a big on growth. And hopefully Mason will grow out of his hand and feet rolling, but maybe he's just telling us he's bored! :)

I think we will start some more interesting foods soon, so that should be fun!

Here are the stats:

Mason:
Weight: 23.5 pounds (90%)
Length: 28 1/2 inches (70%)
Head Circumference: 48cm (95+%)

Ethan:
Weight: 21 pounds (60%)
Length: 27 1/2 inches (25%)
Head Circumference: 46.4cm (80%)