My great big giant one year old baby had his one year check up today. His doctor started the appointment by saying he was the cutest boy in the history of boys, which clearly he is, based on the photos below, and if you disagree, well, then you must not be his mother. Then later she told him he was the biggest flirt she had ever met, so based on those insightful remarks, we will keep her around for another visit. Which will happen soon, because the poor lad has regressed on the height/weight chart and needs to go for a weigh in at 15 months. He was 50th percentile for weight and 75th for height at his last visit. He is now 10th percentile for weight, at 19.7 pounds, and 25th percentile for height, at 29". Dr. Brown is not terribly concerned, because he is genetically predisposed to be on the skinny side, and he is so darn active right now, what with all the walking around, that he is bound to be skinnier than all those non mobile babies who are just sitting around eating chips and pizza all day. Where he does triumph is in the size of his great big melon, which is in the 90th percentile for head size. Way to go buddy! Congratulations on your giant brain! And, lucky you, now we will try to fatten you up with all kinds of yumminesses. During the appointment, Benjamin was fascinated with the biohazard sticker on the trash can, the flashy red light that operates the table, where it says "caution: very hot", the cords plugged into the wall, and last but not least, all medical instruments including the stethascope the doctor was wearing, the flashing light she used to look in his ears, and the blood pressure cuff, which happened to be hanging just in with his reach. Doctor told me I needed to work on child proofing. They were out of the flu shot, so Benjamin only had 2 shots today, and he has to go back for flu and MMR. He was not very happy about the 2 he got. Not happy at all. But he does get to switch from formula to big boy milk, and from the bottle to a big boy cup. Also, will be starting on baby vitamins, which I think is kinda funny, and a dental regime of tooth brushing, also funny. In the next 3 months, we are supposed to look out for words (he should have 3-5 by 15 months), and we are supposed to be checking for language comprehension. IE, if you ask where Maisy is, he should look around and point to the dog, or something like that. What I forgot to ask about was the car seat. Rumor has it that you turn it around to face the front at 1 year, but then contradicting information says no, leave it facing backward for a while longer. Anyone else with a newly 1 year old baby know the answer to this dilemma?
Tomorrow I will have to digress from the birthday posting to mention the cutest little day care/preschool in the world that I toured this morning, which will remain anonymous, as I am attempting to keep it secret, so that no one else gets on the wait list and bungles Benjamin's chances to get in.
So when Loren was working on the bathroom with the door closed, Benjamin was milling around outside the door, trying to figure out how to get in. At one point, Loren was using something or other that plugged in, and had the extension cord going over the top of the door. Jam was fascinated. I like the first photo, where it looks like he is going to climb up the cord a la the man in black up the cliffs of insanity. Then he is very sad that he can't climb it, in despair about what else to use it for, and in the end, very happy with having discovered what the cord is good for.
