Stats from Elliot's recent check-up:
29 inches and change (65%tile)
19 pounds and change (25%tile)
This keeps him at about the same height range, but drops his weight a little. the doctor said that happens a lot with breastfed babies.... they start out of the gate really high percentage and then around 9 months they settle into a lower weight that is more like what they will grow into. Anyway... tall and lean.
Also, he has a host of new words which mostly ( but not always) get used properly and in context:
mama
dada
cat (these top three are always correct when he says them and who he says them to)
ball
tickle
gotcha
hi
bye bye
and he repeats what we say so clearly, it feels like he's got a lot more words at his disposal even though it really is just random practice sounds.
Anyway, aside from the fact that he is growing fast and furiously and standing quite confidently without support, and cruising along furniture quite rapidly, he has yet to take an independent step......(for which I'm quite grateful). Other skills:
- helps with the dishes
- helps organize the kitchen drawers
- loves to sweep with his little broom. Seriously, he couldn't be happier than when he takes the broom and brushes it against the floor. I'll try to get a video of it.
- and climbs like a mountain goat. The other day I stepped out of his room for a second to put away a towel in the bathroom, and I came back to find him standing on his rocking chair holding onto the back slats and rocking back and forth with gleeful abandon. Later that morning I was washing dishes and turned around to see him trying to scale the oven by pulling himself up on the oven door handle and shoving with his feet to reach the stovetop. Fun! Can't leave this guy alone for a second!
5 comments:
Dear Paul and Lisel,
Do you remember how you could climb anything< even the flat side of a dresser? Surely you did no think that your sons would be perfect little angels did you? I love your stories keep them coming.
Dear Paul and Lisel, Thanks for posting I love this site. It is good to hear that the boys are at least as active as you were Paul. Keep smiling and keep looking up.
I was going to report about the same thing as Vicki. I guess mister Elliot takes after his dad. He climbed out of his crib when he was quite small and than climbed out the window and went over to Kellenbergers to play instead of taking his nap. Hmmmm.... Is there any resemblance???
Aunt Carol
Well, Owen climbed out of his crib at 11-mo. With him though, it was sheer desire. - He hated that crib.
Elliot doesn't seem to mind the crib so much... Maybe it's because Owen shares a room whith him so he always has company.
Dad
Elliot cheers me to the depth of my heart and his agility is certainly impressive! His visit to see grandpa at the hospital found him checking out the recliner chair (aka Ruth's bed) in short order. The chair - being very unique in design (or disrepair)- had a 6 inch gap between seat and back. Elliot climbed onto the chair with ease and was retrieved just as he was sliding through that slot. He had a look of, "Why do you always have to spoil the fun?" Oh yes, stuffing a pillow into this space prevented me from similar fate during my attempts to find restful sleep. GG
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