On Father's Day Chloe was officially out longer than she'd been in! Finally (it seems like they're in there for soooooo long).
I wasn't able to take her to her doctor's appointment this time, so The Husband did. He ended up having to fill out a form that asked about a lot of developmental things and stages for Chloe, which was new for a doctor's visit. Some of the questions seemed to make absolutely no sense ("If there is a crumb in an empty bottle or cup, does the baby poke at it?"), at least by "these are things I normally do at home" standards, but she'd done a lot of the things asked about. She was 17 lbs, 11oz, and 27 inches tall (The Husband forgot the head measurement, and I forgot to get it for myself). With those measurements she's right on target to fit 6-9 month clothes (according to their tags), but 9-12 month clothes fit better (especially over that baby noggin). I guess it just goes to show that with ALL clothes you have to buy/wear what fits, not what size they say it will fit.
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The doctor told The Husband that we should start giving Chloe vitamins everyday. That concerned me a bit because there was no extra information given about it. The doctor (in the past) and one of the ladies at her daycare have been concerned about her weight, so I figured that was the reason. I don't have an issue giving them to her, but I was doing some research about it and some people would comment "Well, it does more good than harm, so just do it," and the thing is, sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Chloe usually eats like a champ and I haven't been worried about her getting all of nutrients or anything, so I decided to buy the version of the vitamins without iron. Her formula is already fortified with iron, so I figured she didn't need any more since too much of it can be a bad thing and it stains teeth. She developed a rash all over her body, and we thought it was the vitamins and monitored it to see if they were the culprit, but it turned out to be a heat rash.
Chloe is still getting stronger and stronger. She "rawls" (run-crawls) behind us now and pulls up on EVERYTHING. She's also starting to get a hang of swinging one of her little legs onto something so she can crawl up it. She's also louder and happier and so much fun to just tickle and play with. Every time she moves on to a new stage or learns something new it's awesome. She can clap, high five, kiss (open-mouthed, lol), and do all kinds of things. Being a parent really is one of the most amazing things. No matter how tired I get I can't wait to give my attention and time to her. I love it!
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