- The sound his tummy sloshing, full of milk after nursing.
- The way he pats his head while he nurses
Day before yesterday, figured out how to click his tongue
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Check Ups, Milestones and Partytime!
Hello Friends!
Our hybrid baby is now 9 months old! We cannot believe what a big boy he is- little evidence remains of the infant we thought we would have around for a while. He is a tall, babbling, smiling, belly-laughing, standing, cruising, toothed, opinionated little boy.
I. Check up:
We went to see Dr. H for a 9 month check up. She still calls him Baby Hercules, and was delighted with his animation and his fast hands. He swiped her otoscope and tongue depressor, and didn't utter a peep when she had to prick his thumb to take some blood. This is to test for anemia; the iron stores he was born with are significantly depleted at about this age. All is well in that regard, he still nurses and happily eats all manner of table food. This week he tried kiwi fruit and Daddy's homemade Thai yellow curry for the first time, thumbs up to both.
Here are the numbers:
I. Check up:
We went to see Dr. H for a 9 month check up. She still calls him Baby Hercules, and was delighted with his animation and his fast hands. He swiped her otoscope and tongue depressor, and didn't utter a peep when she had to prick his thumb to take some blood. This is to test for anemia; the iron stores he was born with are significantly depleted at about this age. All is well in that regard, he still nurses and happily eats all manner of table food. This week he tried kiwi fruit and Daddy's homemade Thai yellow curry for the first time, thumbs up to both.
Here are the numbers:
Weight: 21 lbs, 2 ozs (75%)
Height: 30 inches (97%)
Noggin: 48.5 cm (100%)
He has leaned out a bit, no doubt due to the level of physical activity he engages in every waking moment. Busy busy is our Baby Bunting. He creates a remarkable amount of noise when he crawls around the house. It does not sound like one baby, but rather two or three hefty toddlers.
Our nanny L put him in the box. As evidenced above, he thought it was fab. Also, note fauxhawk hair-do. Also L's work.
He has begun to point to things, and say "dat!". He adores his Daddy, and when he sees him or hears him in his office he says very clearly "Dahdahdah", while I am the recipient of a single, screechy "Ma!!" first thing in the morning if I am too slow on the uptake when he wants to nurse.
II. Partytime!
September was a very full month, with lots of parties and socializing.
Firstly, our friend Pilar and I hosted a wedding shower for Mepher. You will have to take my word for it when I tell you it was lovely, and a good time was had by all (except for Tucker the Golden Retriever, who watched with increasing horror as we moved his bed and toy basket, and rearranged almost every stick of furniture in the house). Many photos were taken, but not with my camera. Pilar's house is gorgeous, and it was a glorious, quintessentially California afternoon. Everyone mingled and visited, and Bunting was passed from person to person, delighted with the attention and goings on.
Auntie Amanda came down from Seattle for a few weeks; she and Bunting get along like peas and carrots.
Meanwhile, our canine friend Logan (whose human is Auntie Jen) turned One. He had to have a birthday party, of course, complete with doggie safe mini-birthday cake:
The party was at a park near our house that has a large, nicely appointed dog park. Two sections, one for little dogs and one for big dogs. Bunting loved sitting on the bench and watching the dogs frolic; in turn, the dogs love licking Bunting's toes. He must smell and taste delicious, for every dog we meet simply cannot stay away from his feet.
Auntie Jen is from Hawaii, and recently returned from a trip home bearing gifts for Bunting, so of course he had to wear his new shirt to Logan's party:
III. Wedding Shower, Part Deux, and Milestones!!
When we were in L.A. for Mepher's SoCal wedding shower (more on that in a moment) Bunting decided that it was time to stand unassisted. One moment he was cruising along the coffee table, then suddenly-- hands free!! JKH was sitting across from him, and we gaped at each other for a moment, in disbelief. "Did you see that!?!?!"
The video below provides just a brief glimpse of solo standing, but gives an excellent illustration of how powerfully this boy wants to be vertical:
Gone are the days when he would pull himself to a standing position and then not know how to get down. Up and down, up and down all day long. Side note: I recently found Mepher's baby book. Guess how old she was when she stood solo for the first time? 9.5 months. How old was Bunting? 9.5 months. Freaky! Side side note: Mepher took her first steps at 10.5 months old. Aaaack!!!
Enjoy it while it lasts, ima gonna be walking soon.
While in L.A. he also sprouted his 8th tooth (the fourth one on the bottom, he is now balanced, four on top and four on bottom). This combined with us sharing a room resulted in a largely sleepless night for me, which I did not deal well with. He was absolutely furious that I was in the same room, but not picking him up IMMEDIATELY! He made it clear that he found the service to be severely lacking. Bunting has been sleeping through the night for many months, I am a wuss and a crankpot when it comes to being up in the middle of the night. I agonized so much over moving him into his own room way back when. Well- it turns out sharing a room with him is hell.
Thank god for sisters! Mepher came and fetched Mister Fusspot Whinypants at 6:00am, she and her FMIL (future Mother in Law) and Bunting schmoozed and visited and had a nice leisurely breakfast while I slept for another hour and a half. Man, that extra 90 minutes of sleep was a game changer. Hallelujah!
I am an angel always and have no idea why you are lying to these nice people.
We flew to L.A. for a wedding shower hosted by good friends of Mepher's in-laws to be.
Bunting loved the airplane, lots of interesting things to look at, and as always-- he and Mepher make their own fun.
I love to bounce!
The shower was beautiful. The weather was warm, L.A. was in the throes of a heat wave when we were there, the day after we departed it was 113 degrees. It was wonderful to meet so many friends and relatives who in many cases have known and loved Josh since before he was born, and are so very excited about the wedding. They adore Mepher (so they have good taste as well!) and were of course smitten with Bunting, who is something of a sneak preview of potential coming attractions, as it were.
I got a chance to properly visit with Josh's parents, who graciously hosted us at their home. They are wonderful people, funny and warm, and we are so excited to welcome them into our family.
Four Horns and a Horn to be
As we were preparing to depart, Bunting was staring out of the window intently. Windows are one of his favorite things nowadays, so no big surprise.
He was patting the window and babbling, so I peeked outside.
He had made a new friend. This fellow waved enthusiastically until it was time to depart.
Airport tableau:
Neither is a fan of waiting at airports
*********************************
As the wedding draws nigh, the excitement and anticipation are slowly building to a giddiness inducing level. I am so very happy for my sister, she deserves every drop of happiness that this life has to offer, and I am so delighted that we are big fans of her future husband. This is not always the case, especially when siblings are as close as we are. Plus, FRK and I eloped, this is the first wedding I have been a part of.
Concurrently, my general state of subsonic sadness has recently morphed into brief but acute bouts of overwhelming grief and mourning for those who will not be there. Sometimes I feel like it is all just too much- but then I see this sweet face, and I feel like I can breathe again and my heart once again fills to the very brim and then some. My cup doth runneth over.
He has leaned out a bit, no doubt due to the level of physical activity he engages in every waking moment. Busy busy is our Baby Bunting. He creates a remarkable amount of noise when he crawls around the house. It does not sound like one baby, but rather two or three hefty toddlers.
Our nanny L put him in the box. As evidenced above, he thought it was fab. Also, note fauxhawk hair-do. Also L's work.
He has begun to point to things, and say "dat!". He adores his Daddy, and when he sees him or hears him in his office he says very clearly "Dahdahdah", while I am the recipient of a single, screechy "Ma!!" first thing in the morning if I am too slow on the uptake when he wants to nurse.
II. Partytime!
September was a very full month, with lots of parties and socializing.
Firstly, our friend Pilar and I hosted a wedding shower for Mepher. You will have to take my word for it when I tell you it was lovely, and a good time was had by all (except for Tucker the Golden Retriever, who watched with increasing horror as we moved his bed and toy basket, and rearranged almost every stick of furniture in the house). Many photos were taken, but not with my camera. Pilar's house is gorgeous, and it was a glorious, quintessentially California afternoon. Everyone mingled and visited, and Bunting was passed from person to person, delighted with the attention and goings on.
Auntie Amanda came down from Seattle for a few weeks; she and Bunting get along like peas and carrots.
Meanwhile, our canine friend Logan (whose human is Auntie Jen) turned One. He had to have a birthday party, of course, complete with doggie safe mini-birthday cake:
The party was at a park near our house that has a large, nicely appointed dog park. Two sections, one for little dogs and one for big dogs. Bunting loved sitting on the bench and watching the dogs frolic; in turn, the dogs love licking Bunting's toes. He must smell and taste delicious, for every dog we meet simply cannot stay away from his feet.
Auntie Jen is from Hawaii, and recently returned from a trip home bearing gifts for Bunting, so of course he had to wear his new shirt to Logan's party:
III. Wedding Shower, Part Deux, and Milestones!!
When we were in L.A. for Mepher's SoCal wedding shower (more on that in a moment) Bunting decided that it was time to stand unassisted. One moment he was cruising along the coffee table, then suddenly-- hands free!! JKH was sitting across from him, and we gaped at each other for a moment, in disbelief. "Did you see that!?!?!"
The video below provides just a brief glimpse of solo standing, but gives an excellent illustration of how powerfully this boy wants to be vertical:
Gone are the days when he would pull himself to a standing position and then not know how to get down. Up and down, up and down all day long. Side note: I recently found Mepher's baby book. Guess how old she was when she stood solo for the first time? 9.5 months. How old was Bunting? 9.5 months. Freaky! Side side note: Mepher took her first steps at 10.5 months old. Aaaack!!!
Enjoy it while it lasts, ima gonna be walking soon.
While in L.A. he also sprouted his 8th tooth (the fourth one on the bottom, he is now balanced, four on top and four on bottom). This combined with us sharing a room resulted in a largely sleepless night for me, which I did not deal well with. He was absolutely furious that I was in the same room, but not picking him up IMMEDIATELY! He made it clear that he found the service to be severely lacking. Bunting has been sleeping through the night for many months, I am a wuss and a crankpot when it comes to being up in the middle of the night. I agonized so much over moving him into his own room way back when. Well- it turns out sharing a room with him is hell.
Thank god for sisters! Mepher came and fetched Mister Fusspot Whinypants at 6:00am, she and her FMIL (future Mother in Law) and Bunting schmoozed and visited and had a nice leisurely breakfast while I slept for another hour and a half. Man, that extra 90 minutes of sleep was a game changer. Hallelujah!
I am an angel always and have no idea why you are lying to these nice people.
We flew to L.A. for a wedding shower hosted by good friends of Mepher's in-laws to be.
Bunting loved the airplane, lots of interesting things to look at, and as always-- he and Mepher make their own fun.
I love to bounce!
The shower was beautiful. The weather was warm, L.A. was in the throes of a heat wave when we were there, the day after we departed it was 113 degrees. It was wonderful to meet so many friends and relatives who in many cases have known and loved Josh since before he was born, and are so very excited about the wedding. They adore Mepher (so they have good taste as well!) and were of course smitten with Bunting, who is something of a sneak preview of potential coming attractions, as it were.
I got a chance to properly visit with Josh's parents, who graciously hosted us at their home. They are wonderful people, funny and warm, and we are so excited to welcome them into our family.
Four Horns and a Horn to be
As we were preparing to depart, Bunting was staring out of the window intently. Windows are one of his favorite things nowadays, so no big surprise.
He was patting the window and babbling, so I peeked outside.
He had made a new friend. This fellow waved enthusiastically until it was time to depart.
Airport tableau:
Neither is a fan of waiting at airports
*********************************
As the wedding draws nigh, the excitement and anticipation are slowly building to a giddiness inducing level. I am so very happy for my sister, she deserves every drop of happiness that this life has to offer, and I am so delighted that we are big fans of her future husband. This is not always the case, especially when siblings are as close as we are. Plus, FRK and I eloped, this is the first wedding I have been a part of.
Concurrently, my general state of subsonic sadness has recently morphed into brief but acute bouts of overwhelming grief and mourning for those who will not be there. Sometimes I feel like it is all just too much- but then I see this sweet face, and I feel like I can breathe again and my heart once again fills to the very brim and then some. My cup doth runneth over.
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