Little Bug had her 9 month check up on March 1st. What a wonderful appointment it was!

Little Bug weighs 16 pounds 15 ounces (20% percentile) and is 28 inches long (70% percentile). I find that interesting. Little Bug is tiny like her Mama and tall like her Daddy. She’s a great combo of us both, which is only something God could have done!

As a parent you want to hear that your child is healthy and growing and developing as they should. When the pediatrician asked what Little Bug was doing developmentally and I told her that Little Bug says two words, her response was, “Wow. She’s advanced, you know. Most babies say sounds like Ma & Da by 9 months, but haven’t yet said words like ‘Bye’ and ‘Ut-O’”.

Advanced?

Let’s just put it this way … it made me feel so good to hear those words spoken about my daughter because it makes me think I am doing something right!

The only thing I dislike about the fact that I did not carry Little Bug in my womb is that I had absolutely no control whatsoever over what she was exposed to in utero. And, as we all know, Little Bug was exposed to some not-so-good-things during her 37w3d gestation.

But as God has shown once more, He is faithful in everything. And in His great mercy He has allowed Little Bug to overcome the obstacles that were placed in her life before she even took her first breath.

- Elaine