Tyler had his 9-month checkup yesterday. It went well, he is now 21.1 pounds and 30″ tall! The doctor said he looked really good, and is on track development-wise. He had to have blood drawn (via a finger stick) for standard anemia and lead tests. They distracted him from the finger stick by giving him a tongue depressor with two round stickers on the end (picture a lollipop). It worked, and he never cried at all. Apparently the stickers looked appetizing, because on the way home I saw him in the mirror making his “I just ate something and I’m not sure I like it” face. He must have decided he liked it after all, because when I got home there were several bites taken out of it, and he had little bits of sticker stuck to his face!