About Sprout....

Sprout is now 9 months, well... alright 9 /2 months old. but he had his check up today so thus the delay in the post. :)

his stats at his "9 month" visit are:
weight: 20 pounds 14 ounces (60th percentile)
height: 29 inches (75th percentile)
head: 48 centimeters (97th percentile)

he got one vaccine
he got a blood test
AND he got a TB test.
to say that he hated every single second of it would be an understatement. problem 1- he was hungry. problem 2- he was tired. and problem 3- i almost think he remembered what happened at the hospital. i know that sounds crazy but i really seemed that way!

the doctor says he is a healthy little man. :)


so, what is he doing now?
1- he crawls at light speed. no joke. he is one fast little bugger.
2- he has begun to cruise the furniture more frequently.
3- he stands without holding on to anything. when he does he seems to consider an attempt to walk. he will reach out and see if can touch the thing he wants to go to, if he can't reach it he will slowly squat down and fall to his knees and crawl. if he can reach it he kind just falls forward into it. that is kinda amusing. ;)
4- when you hold his hands while standing he has started to "walk". his steps are a little erratic but hey, it is a start!
5- he waves. an adorable queen of england style wave. sometimes he does it with both hands, we refer to this as his "jazz hands". ha ha!
6- he dances. well, sways from side to side with an occasional bounce thrown in. he LOVES music!
7- he plays peek-a-boo. he hides his face against you and you yell "where is (sprout-y!)" he will lift up his head and laugh. SO fun!

that is about it. at least that is all i can think of at this time! he is growing and learning so fast. i wouldn't be surprised if we were talking about a first word soon. (he "talks" a lot, and it certainly sounds like he is saying something. we just can't make it out yet!)

i would end with a picture but i'm so behind at uploading my pictures i don't have a recent one on hand! (i really can't believe myself!) so instead i will end with a promise of pictures... soon. ;)