In a span of a couple of months, Ben jumped from the 40th percentile in height to the 75th! He weighed in at 18lbs, 4oz (25th) and finally has a bigger head! He always had a 10th percentile head, but now he's jumped into the 40th. Aw, I'm so proud of my tall, skinny, brainy babe!
The doc was super impressed that he's already walking and put my fears aside that Ben doesn't have some freak "House"-ish type disease where he feels no pain. No, seriously. Tim actually brought up House at the appointment. I think I mentioned it before, but the kiddo can slam his face into a brick wall and bounce right back up. Not that he
has slammed his face into a brick wall before (gah, what kind of mom do you think I AM? Oh, right, the one who let her 7 month old get a bloody nose). Anyway, that time that he hit his face so hard that he got a bloody nose was one of the only times he's ever really cried from an injury. But the ped says he's just a tough one!
He also doesn't clap yet or bang two objects together. He'll bang an object on a wall or the floor or the bathtub, but he doesn't quite understand how to bang two objects together yet. He waves. ALL THE TIME. If you clap, he waves. If you talk, he waves. If you sing, he dances and waves. If you bang two objects together, he waves. If you smile at him, he waves. If you wave at him....right, he waves. I guess he's just being choosy when it comes to milestones!
Ah, and we're supposed to start table foods. I got the all-clear that his horrific diaper rashes of late are more likely due to teething & his ridiculously sensitive skin and not food sensitivities. So we're finally going to start eating a variety of foods! Yay!
Anyway, that's the newest over here!