I didn't mention with the last post that Calder has his 9-month 'well baby' appointment on May 31st, his 9-month birthday. Everything checked out just great - he meets all the milestones/criteria that our Dr. asked - using a pincer grip to pick things up, sits up without support, grabs for things...I don't even remember all the other things.
He now weighs 22.6 pounds. I knew it was up there, he is so heavy to carry around. Not that he'll let me carry him if there is a place to crawl, a place to stand - a place to investigate!
He is 29.3 inches, meaning he has grown almost 2 inches in 3 months and his head circumference is 18.9 inches. Well his head and his weight are in the 90th percentile (his weight just a tad below) and his length in the 75th. So our little chunker has a big head and is an ok height, but he's not THAT tall!
Here's just a few pictures I too today - I have been lazy taking photos lately and then needed to recharge the battery, and then I went nutso today with pictures!!
Calder's figured out that Mommy has used a pillow to block him from getting in-between his crib and the window, so now he just yanks the pillow down. So much for that measure - it lasted a little bit, anyway! Here he is looking out the window (I didn't take a picture of him shoving his face to the vent to get the A/C blasting on his face, but he likes doing that, too)!
Calder also loves the TV. I often have it on to Treehouse or PBS (He loves Elmo) or one of his favourite shows, Bear in the Big Blue House. I have no problem with the TV being on in the background, he only tends to glance at it from time to time, he never just sits and watches for more than a few minutes. Here he is getting up close and personal with the show - in between trying to grab the video cables.
Calder has started 'dancing' over the last 2 weeks - it's so cute - it's really bouncing, but today he added an arm wave over his head. He loves really energetic music, maybe it's something to do with the Latin music he hears in our Salsa Babies class? First he starting bouncing whenever he pushed the button on his discovery tent (he'll push the button if you ask him to) and now he does it on a whim if there's good music on - stereo or TV. He particularly likes the music from the Mini-Wheats commercial. :)
Here's a video of Calder - he actually started out dancing and I grabbed the digital camera, but he ended up hugging this stuffed dog. I thought it was cute, so here it is! (No, I haven't figured out how to post video from our video camera yet - sorry!)
Friday, June 8, 2007
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I can't believe how tall Calder is (I think he's tall) but maybe that's because Rachel was just a short little thing at her 9m check up! lol
ReplyDeleteAnyway, it looks like you are super duper busy with Calder - he is such a sweetheart!
Don't you love the dancing? OMG, I nearly pee my pants everytime Rachel does that. Ohhhh, the stuff we will be able to show them when they're older, eh? :)
Have a great weekend!
Jul