Sooo proud of baby boy!

On Saturday I received a call from Kaiser saying I forgot to schedule Jacob's 9 month well baby visit. I didn't know he had a 9 month appointment so I scheduled it for today at 1:45pm. When we arrived to the doctor Jacob walked in and stood on the scale like a bog boy and weighs a whopping 21.6lbs and is 29 inches long. He has grown 5 inches from his 6 month visit!!!!!!!!!!!! Everything checks out great and he is progressing right along on the 50th percentile line.....except for his head with is in the 60th percentile. We can thank Jay for that. His doctor then explained that since Jacob is breastfed he would need to get blood drawn today to make sure he has sufficient iron levels and has no lead in his system. I thought it would be a foot prick like they did when he was tested out of the NICU....I was wrong. She informed me that they would draw the blood out of this little arm like a big person. My Mom was freaking out but I knew I had to stay calm for my Doodle. Oh and Jacob needed to get his third HIB shot. So the nurse comes in and I get to hold him like the previous visit. He took that shot like a champ. We got him dressed and went the 2nd floor to the lab. I sat with Jacob in the chair and had to hold his arm across his chest and then stretch his arm out on the cushion to feel for the vein. It took two ladies to hold his arm and find the vein. The nurse puts the rubber band around on his arm and was able to find the vein. He was so calm and I really couldn't be prouder. He didn't cry once! When she went to put the bandage on, then he cried a very wee bit. She gave him a sucker (his very first one) and he was very happy. Mommy gave him Tylenol and some milkie milk and he passed right out. I was so proud of him. He amazes me with courage and strength.