(Title sung to the "Hurdy Gurdy Man" song)
Took Alex to his 6 month doctor appointment today. At 21 3/4 lbs and 28 1/2", he's off the charts for both weight and height. Everything looked good. It's hard when he gets his shots though. Grace was always such a clingy baby that she was already crying just from doctors and nurses touching her by the time the shots came at the end of the appointment. But Alex is such the happy guy that he's still grinning and laughing at the nurse right up until the moment the needle is jabbed into his fat little thigh. Then you see the transformation to the "oh my lord what just happened to me" look, followed by the piercing cry. Poor guy.
He did have quite the milestone day though. In addition to the doctor visit, he finally started rolling around on the floor. I'd been a little concerned because he didn't roll over until a couple weeks ago (it's typically done between 4 and 5 months), and even after that it would take me down on the floor coaxing him to get him to do it again. But this afternoon I put him down on his back on the blanket with his toys, came back in to see him on his stomach, and then came back in to once again find him on his back. Of course now this means he can get to more stuff - my main babyproofing challenge will be getting Grace to put her tiny toys up.
Alex also tried his first vegetable tonight. Strained peas. Yum. I can just imagine what his poops are going to be like tomorrow after that meal. We had the requisite yucky face with the first bite. Then he couldn't eat them fast enough. I can already tell this kid will eat us out of house and home in about 15 years.
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Terry had to teach Kimy to roll over when she was about 10 months old. She weighed 20 pounds at six months so perhaps it is a size issue. She wouldn't crawl up a stair until she was about 13 months old. Dr Nyman, her pediatrician said he loved babies like Kimy because that wouldn't try anything until they could do it well. (He probably was saying that so we wouldn't think she was retarded.) But she is obviously just fine and she can even COOK! Sorry, that was sarcastic. I just read her Tuesday, April 26 blog.
Wow, he's the same size as Cole. Just kidding, but probably not too far off. Kinda like Austin and Blake- Blake is only 2 pounds lighter (and two years younger).
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