Max's New Stats

Due to some scheduling issues around Max's 12 month check up we got behind on his Doctor visits. Then when we finally got him in when he was 13.5 months, he had a fever of 104.5 the night before so they recommended him not get his vaccinations at that time. Then we just were way behind, because they scheduled his 15 month checkup for today and he is 17 months. So we sorta had his 15 and 18 month checkup today.

He got 5 shots today to catch him up on his immunizations. :'( Now Select Care will no longer call me and harass me about not getting my child immunized and how it is comparable to not putting him in a car seat or placing a helmet on his head before recreational activities... Blah blah blah.

He did pretty well, not as much crying as I had expected. He has cried longer when I took away a piece of paper he was trying to eat then he did after getting 5 shots in his legs. He's a trooper.

His Stats:

Height = 34 inches (95%)

Weight = 28.4 lb's (85%)

Head Circumference = 19.8 inches (98%)

He's also right on track developmentally. My pediatrician agrees... this is just a hard age because it is the age of exploration, and everything still goes in his mouth. You have to watch him like a hawk.

I'm glad he is healthy and doing so well!

9 Months and Movin'

Max is 9 months!

WHAT?!?!?!

It's hard to believe. He has now been out longer than he was in. It's hard to believe that I was pregnant for 9 months because my life has changed so much more in the last 9 months since his birth then the 9 months before that.

It makes sense why when people ask how old a baby is you say ____ months. So much happens in the first year. Each month brings on a new developmental milestone and a new challenge as a parent. I was just looking at Max's pictures when he was 6 months and the difference 3 months makes is crazy to me!

Max went to the doctors and didn't have to have ANY shots (YAY!)

He is:

 24 lb's 2 oz (91%)

30.5 inches (97%)

and his head is

18.5 inches (90%)

So he is following the growth chart quite well (despite the fact that he is at the top of it!). And I have to admit I was a bit relieved in the fact that he only gained 2lb's 2 oz in the past 3 months. I was beginning to think he would be a size 3T by the time he was 12 months.

He is in 12 month shirts, and 12-18 month pants, 18 month footsie PJ's

He enjoys:

-Crawling

-Music

-Cords

-Papers

-Tags

-Stickers

-Remotes

-Door stoppers

-Shoes

-Shoe laces

-Cans

...Pretty much anything that he is NOT supposed to get into

-Climbing all over Momma and Dada

-Saying "Eh" and Squealing and occasionally Mama, Dada, and Baba

-Standing along anything (furniture, toys, legs)

-Putting EVERYTHING in his mouth.

-Dancing

-Refusing to eat real foods, he is already super picky

-Playing with Daddy's basketball

-Crying when he doesn't get his way (SPOILED!)

He gags and vomits when I give him biter biscuits and Gerber cheese puffs, yet I have to dig things like tags, door stopper caps, and ear plugs out of his mouth before he swallows them.

I think I am super anal because I fear I have left something on the ground that he could choke on so he is in near constant supervision... which takes a lot of my ability to do things like chores, and have a little free time to myself. But I guess that comes with being a new parent. My last child will probably be swallowing whole pennies and I won't notice.

He is spoiled because of my constant supervision. If he gets frustrated he just cries and I try to do things to stop the crying. It is a vicious cycle I need to break!

I am happy to report that he is sleeping so much better. He has some self soothing issues, and so we had to let a little crying happen so he can put himself back to sleep. It really has helped and he is back to waking up 0-1 times a night. What a relief!

Here are a few of my favorite pictures

The more excited he is... the wider his mouth is!

Here is some video's:

 This is his little Dance moves. (Sorry I know the one is sideways but I can't figure out how to fix it!)