Say WHAT?!

Ellie's expression upon hearing her doctor's advice:

Ellie had her 9 month check-up today and she did not like Dr. Moore's advice! He said that Ellie should be sleeping at least 10 hours at night (really closer to 12) without eating. So he said that if she wakes up after less than 10 hours (which she almost always does), we're supposed to let her cry it out. No more going in to comfort her, no more nursing her after 8 or 9 hours -- we're not to enter her room for 10 hours. And if that wasn't bad enough, he said that Ellie should be napping for at least an hour, twice a day (really closer to 1.5 to 2 hours) and that we should leave her in her crib for at least an hour, whether she's sleeping, playing or crying. Poor Ellie is getting a lesson in tough love!

So that's the bad news. The good news is that Ellie is perfect! Her weight gain has slowed down a bit, but that was expected. She now weighs 21 lbs, 15 oz., putting her in the 90th percentile. And she's 29 inches long, which is also the 90th percentile. Her head, on the other hand, is in the 95th percentile. All the better to hold her impressive brain.

Since I haven't done a very good job of keeping a baby book for Ellie, here are all of her measurements from her past appointments:

6 months: 20 lbs, 1 oz. (95th+ percentile); 27.25 inches (95th percentile)
4 months: 16 lbs, 15 oz. (98th+ percentile); 27 inches (95th+ percentile)
2 months: 12 lbs, 3 oz. (85th percentile); 24 inches (95th percentile)
1 month: 9 lbs, 8 oz. (55th percentile); 22 inches (78th percentile)
2 weeks: 8 lbs, 4 oz. (50th percentile); 21.5 inches (85th percentile)
5 days: 7 lbs, 7 oz.; 21 inches
3 days: 7 lbs, 5 oz. (25th percentile)
birth: 7 lbs, 13 oz.; 21.75 inches