9 month wellness visit

Today Spencer turned 9 months and as luck would have it also had his 9 month wellness visit with the pediatrician. He woke up with a low grade fever and so it made the trip worthwhile, as I wanted to be sure Spence was just suffering from a cold and nothing more severe.

I knew he was feeling under the weather all day, as he seemed more clingy than usual. This also means that any little bump or move he does not like will be exacerbated and seem like the worse thing ever. So went the doctor visit! Lay on the table to get measured for height? No thanks. Lay on the table? Are you kidding! Go and get weighed? Out of our mind we must have been! Have the doctor check his ears? That put him over the edge and it was downhill from there. Thank goodness our doctor is so laid back, he just talked all cool and calm to him. Not that it helped, but it does help when the parents are frazzled. Oh wait..maybe just this mommy was frazzled.

Onto the stats for month number 9:
29 1/2 inches long which is in the 85 percentile.

22 lbs and 8 ounces which is in the 80th percentile.

And his head is 18 cm which is in the 70th percentile.

So basically our baby is growing and growing. And did I mention he has started walking? Yep, he can now take anywhere from 6 to 15 steps in a row. The best part is is proud little face as he makes it to you and knows he has done quite well.

Here some pics taken on Halloween day:

Come what may.

Today I had my first official OB visit, which was all of an hour but somehow I was still at the office for two. It never seems to change with doctors or dentists, does it?

After watching a video that talked about the practice, I had a midwife come in and ask a ton of questions. I was glad to answer because I knew it beat filling out paperwork! The midwife was extremely personable...more so than the doctors. The doctors always seem so rushed...after they keep you waiting.

One of the first questions the midwife asked me was whether we had decided if I wanted to have a doctor deliver or a midwife. I have to be honest...I didn't know the biggest difference, except for the MD after names and I said as much. She politely explained that a doctor would only be around to check on me and then "catch" the baby. I asked if I specified a doctor (my practice has a handful) would they deliver and she said no. It was would whichever doctor was on call. But it was the same outcome for the team of midwives. Ok, I know it has been years (12) since there were any babies born on MY side of the family, but I could have sworn you saw the same doc for all 9 months and then they were there on the important day. When did this change? Is it silly to say I watched Knocked Up and cheered Heigl's character on when she decided to find the right ob/gyn? Don't get me wrong, I like my practice, everyone is nice and helpful and accomodating but should I be expecting more?? Anyone have a midwife and want to talk about their experience??

After getting grilled about my health and my families health I was asked told about the various testing and asked what if any I thought I would want to have done. Can you say overload?? On my previous visits the doctor had talked to me about the nuchal translucency test and I opted to schedule this. Today three more test were bought to my attention and I can't help but feel overwhelmed. First there was the cystic fibrosis testing, something called and AFP plus and something else I can't even recall. I know there are more test out there and at this point I'm ready to forgo all test...and let come what may.

Advice, assurances, and soap boxing welcomed.