STATS:
Length: Still 29in...nearing more the 60-70th percentile
Weight: 17lbs 14oz...still on the 10th percentile curve that he hit around 5 months. According to his pediatrician, its common for babies to dip on the curve at about 9 months and stay low til about a year, because of increased activity. Our little mover, however, dropped down at 5 months because thats when he started crawling!
New Skills:
* Standing!
Caleb can stand with no help for at least 10-15 seconds! I think it really would be longer, but really he's only ever STILL for that long! Then he wants to go get something or see something, so he drops down to crawl. He is rediculously fast at crawling now, so I think his first step will be a totally inadvertant thing -- he won't take a step towards something or someone because he wants to GET there...if he did he would just crawl (if that makes sense!).
* New Sounds:
Baba, motor boat sound (which he uses when he pushes toys around like a car, but we're not sure if he means to make that sound for that reason), Nana (this either means "no" or "food/banana" because he uses it when he doesnt want to sleep or when he wants food NOW), Mama, Dada (still not specifying Garrett or I, though he says "Mama" most often when he's sad....not sure if thats sweet or sad).
* New Name: Houdini
(yes he got in there himself...)Two examples:
1. One night when I was working Garrett found Caleb on the other side of the "child proof" gate...seriously. When he found him, Caleb just grinned up at him and then went into turbo mode, trying to scramble up the stairs before Garrett could grab him -- totally knew he wasn't supposed to be there! I was inclined to think it was left open by mistake until a few days later (see example 2;). We think that he was holding onto the bars and bouncing and just "bounced" the gate up and open-- crazy.
2. Just a few days later Caleb was in his bouncer just outside the bathroom while I was taking a shower (up til now this has been HOW I've been able to shower, since during his 40 min naps I have a meeellion other things I want to get done). I heard him make a frustrated noise and drop his toy. Then, about 30 seconds later I heard the pitter pat of little hands on the tile and a sweet, smiley, mischevious face peeked around the door...I almost screamed out loud! I still cannot figure out how he got out! The bouncer was upright still. I put him back in to see if he would do it again, but nope. I am thanking God that he did not break his little neck!!
*Imitating!
Caleb is just starting to imitate --which is SO fun! Garrett taught him to clap one day, and now he does it all the time! He looooves "patty-cake"
Yay! He won't have to be Daracula for Halloween! (just kidding) Caleb's top middle teeth finally came in:)
Well, we are 2/3 of the way to a YEAR old...seriously I can't believe it. In some ways I am very ready for Caleb to hit the 1 year mark. Mainly, I am ready to be done with the nursing thing. I am ready to be able to sleep in (really, just once!) for the first time since before he was born, I am ready to be able to go overnight somewhere with Garrett, or even out to dinner without having to think about pumping and all that fun stuff (not to mention pumping at work - no fun!) Totally don't regret doing it and, Lord willing, I will nurse all of our kids. However, there were (and still are) times that I have to go over and over the medical and financial benefits of nursing in my head, just to convince myself I did the right thing:)
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