9 Months In - 9 Months Out

The Dude has been on the outside just as long as he was on the inside.
Pretty cool to think about, eh?

We met with The Doc this morning to gather the latest stats:
(Drum roll, please....)

-Height: 27 1/2" (an 1 3/4" gain in 3 months)
-Weight: 17lbs. 2oz. (2lbs gain in 3 months)

He's fallen down the sliding scales of "averages". 10th percentile in weight, and 28th percentile in height. (What can we say? We have us a little Mighty Mouse!) The doctor isn't concerned about his lack of weight gain, but he did say that we probably need to up the fat content of his foods. Time to introduce whole milk dairy and proteins. We have a feeling he'll be okay with that.

And with all the moving around he's been doing lately, he's going to need the extra energy! Holy cow, The Dude is ON THE MOVE. He has completely mastered the art of crawling (on his knees, not just pulling himself around) and he's quick. Watch out - 'cause he'll be across the room before you can say "Where'd he.....?".

He has also mastered the art of pulling himself up - on EVERYTHING. The couch, the coffee table, Mamma's legs, the high chair...

Even this:


Oh yes. We promptly lowered his mattress so that it now looks something more like this:



He babbles constantly, and loudly at times. He says "Ma Ma Ma" and "Da Da Da", but we're not really sure if he knows which is which. He went swimming in a big pool for the first time the other day, and LOVED it. And he has learned how to flip over on the changing table, and gets red-in-the-face MAD if you don't let him.

We discovered a new tooth emerging on top, so now he has 5. And despite what The Doc said this morning, he eats like a pig... and is doing quite well with finger foods. Cheerios are his favorite, and he stuffs his cheeks like a chipmunk.

The changes are coming at us pretty fast.
We're currently lacing up our running shoes...