Day: November 9, 2006

Leilani was at the doctor’s October 24th for a vaccine, but the nurses thought it was a check-up and did all the measurements. I’d been meaning to post the results, so here they are for the record:

• Height: 29.5 inches = 75 cm = tall
• Weight: 20.5 pounds = 9.5 kg= average
• Head circumference = 14 inches = 36 cm = normal – Updated in December: that was a wrong measurment… see below

I just found the “official” 9m checkup paper that was made 2 weeks before that:

• Height: 29 inches
• Weight: 19 pounds 2 Ounzes
• Head circumference = 17 1/4

Today Leilani stood up from a full sitting position all by herself for the first time.

We had finished lunch, and she was crawling around on the floor, eating puffs and peas as we usually let her do so we can finish our meal after feeding her. We were clearing the table and talking and facing away from the kitchen where Leilani was. When I turned around, there she was standing by herself in the middle of the floor, away from anything that could’ve helped her up.

She looked fairly confident and pleased with herself, and we cheered her. She stood for at least 10 seconds and I walked over as she swayed a bit, but she eventually sat down without falling. I got the video camera and we asked her to do it again, but she wouldn’t. So I’m not sure how she did it, probably from a 4-legged position like most kids. I wonder if she was motivated by us standing nearby, because I clearly remember we were standing around talking and not paying attention to her.