Caden had his 9 month appointment today. He is doing awesome! Caden weighs 20lbs even. He is 27 3/4 inches long and his head circumference was 18 inches. Caden loves hammin' it up for the doctor and showing off. He has been screaming, but in a cute way. I'll scream at him and he repeats it back. The doctor was really impressed that he was imitating me already.
The doctor thinks Caden is getting too much formula for eating 3 meals a day. Every day is different, but it could average between 24-31 oz. She said he should only be getting 3 bottles a day. One in the morning, noon and night. That's fine if Caden could handle that, but the feeding schedule I have him on is working. I can definitely try, but I'm just not sure how he will handle only 3 bottles a day.
Let me preface that I am 100% for vaccinations. I believe that if we do not vaccinate these diseases will come back. I just don't agree with the amount of vaccines they want to give at once, which is why we chose a delayed schedule. I talked with the pediatrician about our concerns with the MMR. Ryan and I have been researching this vaccine along with all the others. I know the media plays a big part in the controversy with Autism, but putting that aside it still scares the heck out of us. Have you ever read the ingredients in the MMR? I explained to her that we will not be giving him this vaccine when he turns one and that we want to delay it until he is 2 or possibly 3 years old. He is not in day-care, so his risk of catching the measles, mumps or rubella is very slim. She was on board with our decision 100%, which made me very happy.
My camera is currently out of commission. I'm off to get a new one tomorrow, so I'll update later with pictures.
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