22 lbs at dr's office
size 4 diapers
9-12 mos pants, 12-18 tops
EAT:
I don't see how this child eats so much and stays so skinny. Veggies are still hit or miss, crackers and bananas are still all time faves. I love that school lunches are now much easier to pack--pb&j, slice of ham/cheese, strawberries, fruit/veggie pouch, and he's on his way! He's also doing great eating out at restaurants as long as there are plenty of people to entertain him.
DEVELOPMENT:
YAY that language is the big winner in the development category! Woo hoo! Receptively, he pretty much knows all of his toys ( I can say go get your car, fan, ball, book, etc) and will follow functional 1 step commands without cues. He's great about routines so before we leave I'll tell him "go get your blankey" or "go turn off the lights" or "go to Mommy's car" and he'll do it. He LOVES going so of course all these things mean we're about to leave.
I need expressive language to have it's own paragraph because although /dada/ is still anything he can't say, he is saying:
mama (melts my heart)
cracker /kae.kuh/ (high pitched rising intonation always...LOVE)
night night /nai.nai/
uh oh
all done /a.duh/
banana /nae.nuh/
.....WOO HOO!!! Makes this SLP so proud :)
Nothing new in gross motor/fine motor categories---just busy.as.always! We went to playgroup this morning and there was an 18 month old, 15 month old, and 14 month old--and Carter was by far the busiest of the bunch!
PLAY:
New this month is "organizing" the pantry--ie: going in and finding syrup, vegetable oil, waffle mix, bread, etc and bringing to me. However, his absolute favorite thing to get out of the pantry is crystal light. Especially the little pouches. LOVES it. So although most of the time I make sure the pantry door is closed, sometimes I will indulge (or forget) and he has a ball.
He also now loves to watch me make coffee. Caleb especially likes this because the coffee is now set every night for the next morning. Carter will point to the coffee pot multiple times a day requesting to make coffee, so this has become part of the 5:30 pm what-are-we-going-to-do-until-Daddy-gets-home routine.
Daddy also bought Carter a new (to us! Thanks Cragslist!) slide/fort for outside, so much of our day is spent outside sliding, pushing the wagon, and playing ball. He's really loving books and will go get a book, give it to you, and sit down your lap with the full expectation you will read to him! He doesn't have quite the attention span to read the story, but loves for you to point and label the pictures.
He's also started doing "praying hands" for prayers before meals and bed--so sweet :).
HEALTH:
Boo to say this has been a big month (or week) for health issues. First ear infection down (on right) so finishing up first round of antibiotics. Not sure if it's all the changing weather but 2 weeks ago Carter had an awful cough that kept him home and ended up with lots 'o breathing tx's. Then, last Thursday I picked him up from school and he had 102 fever and was just felt miserable--lethargic (3 naps!), laying on me, very irritable. He got tachypneic and I couldn't control the fever with tylenol so I took him in Friday afternoon and after lots of discussion between 2 doctors, he was diagnosed with likely a respiratory virus and ear infection. However, this virus was really affecting his breathing, so we did another round of steroids 3/30-4/3. BOO. Poor kid at one point was on 8 medications with breathing tx's q 4 (even at night) but we're now down to 2-3 breathing tx's/day, antibiotics, probiotic for gut protection, and regular advair puffs and nasonex. He was also prescribed Patenase by the pulmonologist to use when he has a nasal drip. Whew. Again, this is all for my records--Carter is really happy and only slowed down for about 2 days :).
I switched my work schedule this month so I'm working Tues/Thurs while he's in MDO. I'm loving the extra day at home!
Dear Carter Boy,
I have a feeling you are going to be very active just like your Daddy. From the moment Daddy gets you out of bed you're just pointing, jabbering, and telling us all about what you're doing and where you want to go. You are very busy but sometimes you realize you need a little rest--so you'll stick your 2 left fingers in your mouth and go searching for your blankey. Sometimes you'll "rest" for a minute or two and sometimes it's all of 2 seconds before you drop your blankey and you're back on the go. People always comment about your pretty eyes and bright smile. You rarely know a stranger and will wave and blow kisses to anyone that passes by--whether they're interacting with you or not! I can't express how much I love watching your little personality develop, I'm so lucky to be your Mommy!
Pics to come.....
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