Calder's 6-month picture

Well lately I have just been leaving my laptop in the kitchen and have been too lazy to bring it upstairs to the scanner to scan Calder's 6-month picture, but since Calder is at this moment having a very rare nap in his playpen, I decided I had no excuse not to. Here it is! I don't think this photographer was very good - with babies, and with pictures, because in retrospect Calder's arms should have been pulled in more to his side to get a better shot, but what the hey. He's 6 months old now and still an adorable little munchkin.



Look how tiny he was only 6 months ago! I don't have a lot of first pictures on this computer, so I can just post this one - but look!! Awww, I can't believe how much he's grown!!



I also wanted to post a picture that someone at Today's Parent edited for me, for no reason, but just because they thought it would be cute! I think it's a great take on this picture:



Yesterday was a very busy day for Calder and I - we took the GO train to Toronto for his 6-month appointment and needles. I took him in the Snugli which is always an interesting thing - as it is so darn difficult getting him into that on my own. But it does provide for freedom of movement for me - I don't have to bring his big stroller everywhere and wait for elevators or the Wheelchair accessible part of the train. We didn't wait too long at the office, thank God - my Dr. has been known to keep us waiting for 2 hours. I think the trick is to get the first or last appointment of the day. We had pretty much near the last.

Anyway, the Dr. said he is a very healthy boy - she looked in his ears, listened to his heart and all that jazz - and tested him out sitting and standing...two things Calder definitely likes to do. He got his needles, and I must say that he was AWESOME! I didn't even give him Baby Tylenol or anything beforehand, partly because I forgot, but by the time I remembered he was already asleep in the Snugli. The second needle, always the worst - he screamed the loudest but he did not cry like last time. My little boy is growing up and becoming so brave!! :) After that he got Rotateq, an anti-diarrheal vaccine, which is oral - and it must taste yummy because he devoured it.

For his stats: *drum roll please*

Weight: 19.4 pounds (90th percentile)
Height: 27.5 inches (70th percentile)
Head circum.: 44.5 cm (90th percentile) - yes, he gets that from both sides!

He gained 3 pounds in 2 months! I know that soon this weight gain will start to slow down as he nears 1 year of age and certainly as he becomes more active, which is ever-present every day. I heard that a baby's birth weight should be tripled by the time they are 1, or thereabouts. That means in 6 months Calder should be around 24.5 pounds. Not too much of a gain!

Also last night, Calder and I were home not too long after his day in Toronto before we left again to go to Richmond Hill to visit my grandmother for her 92nd birthday. We are celebrating it 'officially' with all of our family on Saturday, but there is something about a person's actual birthday that is very special to me, and I didn't want to miss it. We had a lovely dinner of Pizza and I know that Grandma very much enjoyed seeing her 3rd great-grandchild. :)

Anyway, time for me to log off. I am going to call the Durham Regional Police and complain about our neighbourhood. Don't worry - we're ok, but Gary, Calder and I were very close to being involved in a pretty much head-on collision this morning and I am totally P.O.'d about it. But, we are safe - I am just VERY bleeping angry about people and their driving in this neighbourhood. Gary saw a dog hit and killed around the corner last summer and I am certain that it will happen this summer to a child if people don't stop driving so erratically. I want to make sure that my darling Calder is safe. But, this is one of the reasons that I really don't see us living here long-term. *sigh*

Have a safe and happy day, everyone.