*No babies were harmed in the making of this video.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Our boy Paul
Our baby is now 10 months old. We were just at the doctor, and he weighs 19 lb, 9 oz and is 30 inches long. So, he's at the 20th percentile for weight and 80th percentile for height. His big accomplishment for the week has been crawling. A few days ago, he just woke up and finally figured it out. I say finally because he seemed on the verge of crawling for quite awhile. Now, he's motoring all over the house. This morning he crawled from one end of the house to the next--the living room to our bedroom. (Granted, our house is only about 1000 square feet.) He's also pulling up to standing. I had forgotten how many things they can get into once they're this mobile!
Paul is eating table food now. After he got over the stomach flu, he wanted nothing to do with baby food. It seemed he was eating more than Benjamin those few weeks after the flu--making up for lost calories, I guess. He's putting those eight teeth to use!
Paul is still infatuated with his brother. And now he can actually try to get to him, even when Benjamin tries to move out of reach. (Benjamin still doesn't like to be touched by his brother.) Paul is clapping now, and sometimes waving "bye-bye." He has developed that wonderful thing called stranger anxiety. Just in time for summer travels and company! His sleeping has gotten much better, but still isn't great. At least it's not out of the question that he might sleep for longer than 30 minutes at nap time, or 9-10 hours at night. =) We are enjoying our older baby--hard to believe he'll be one in two months!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Go Yankees! (or not)
And this one's for those of you who are anti-Yankees--"How do I get this thing off?"
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Sick of being sick!
After these past few months, I feel well on my way to earning my nursing degree. I've had a lot of practical experience; enough to know I never want to go into a career in the medical field! It seems like we've had one cold or flu bug after another. I can't even remember the last time we were all healthy at the same time! Today Benjamin woke up with an ear ache. He has his first ear infection. The doctor was amazed that he's gone three years without "getting sick." Meaning, he's never needed antibiotics. "What a healthy boy!" she said. I guess, looking at it through her eyes, we are pretty fortunate. We've just had your run-of-the mill sicknesses. I should really count my blessings. It was over three years of being a mom before having to clean up puke for the first time. Thank goodness--I don't handle it well! A few parting shots...
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