The 9 month stats are in...

So we went yesterday for Ty's 9 month wellness visit. I have mixed feelings about going to the doctor when we are well. For one I love going because I get to see how much he has grown and ask questions that are probably completely dumb to the doctor, but on the other hand, I hate to go and risk the chance of catching something in the waiting room and in the individual doctor room cause goodness knows my child is NOT going to sit still in my lap for an hour and not touch anything. But oh well, I guess we have to take our chances. Tyler was in a great mood, which always makes for a better appointment cause he enjoys doing his "tricks" and showing off which always impresses the doctors, so it kind of gives us a boost of confidence too knowing we are doing what we should be. ;) She did tell us that we need to change our nightly routine to put him in the bed when he is tired but awake and let him fall asleep on his own. It usually goes, bath, books, bottle (while rocking), and he falls straight asleep while drinking the bottle. So last night I mixed it up like she said, bottle, bath, books, and then put him in the bed... NOT he wasn't too thrilled about that, but I did leave him in there for about 8 minutes, crying the whole time, not screaming or it would have been 4, but just crying and a sad cry. So I went back up there gave him a 3 oz bottle and laid him back in bed, sat straight up again. Let him cry for 14 minutes, and then went back up and gave him another 3 oz and was knocked out. He was still asleep when I left for work at 7:30. So maybe all the extra crying and extra milk kept him asleep for longer, who knows. I also started the routine at 8:30, which I usually don't start till around 9, but after it all, it was the usual time I put him in bed after all the up and downs, so who knows. Any suggestions are welcomed. ;)
But the dr said he looks great and was impressed. So that was good. He did have his little finger pricked to test his iron, but I left before that because I had to get back to work (really I just can't stand to see him in pain) so daddy always does the "hard" part. Love that man!
Stats:
Head: 18 1/4" (80%)
Height: 29 1/4" (82%)
Weight: 21.0lb (63%)
So I'm thinking my car seat goes up to 22lbs, so it's now time to change them out. I think I will change them out this week cause I'm thinking he will like it being able to sit up more instead of laying back... We'll see. ;)
Sorry no pictures this post. Boot camp is still going great. I'm so glad we started it cause it really does make me feel better all day the only thing I've noticed is that it makes the week feel like a month!! The past 2 weeks have crawled by!! But really looking forward to my vacation in a couple of weeks!! Florida and then to Ohio, it can't come soon enough~
Oh and one more update. I've been dealing with knee pain for forever, so I finally scheduled an appt with a specialist last week and he said my left knee has a torn meniscus, so I am scheduled for surgery on July 29th to get that repaired. It should only be a scope and an outpatient thing. So I really don't think it's a big deal. I'll be out of work for a couple of days, but should still be able to walk to do all that stuff, it's just a matter of doing it. So we'll see. Sorry for the boringness of this one. Just wanted to stay current. :)