- he loves to stand, all the time
- he's started walking along furniture
- he really enjoys eating his solid food
- he's cutting his first two teeth! (3/2)
At Everett's 6-month well check, Everett was weighing in at 16 lbs 10 oz and measuring 26" tall, both #s are in the 30+ percentile. We were concerned about Everett's dropping in the growth charts, but the doctor said there wasn't anything to worry about. While we were at the appointment, Everett was very active (squirmy, trying to roll around, bouncing) and the doc said that if he was like this all the time (which he is), his calorie burn must be very high. Everything else with the check up was okay, he got another round of booster shots and a flu shot.
The little boy is now very mobile. Everett can crawl super fast when he's on the carpet (and slides all around when you put him on the wood floor) but it seems like the only reason he crawls is so he can get over to something to pull himself up to standing. Everett would rather be standing and bouncing than doing anything else. The moment he wakes up in the morning, he stands at the foot of the crib and waits for us to come get him. If we sit next to him on the ground, he'll crawl over so he can pull himself up on our knees. And now that Everett's standing, he's also started walking along furniture, check it out:(it's funny that Everett tries to climb the ottoman, he does that a lot)
So all those calories that Everett burns zipping around, he does a good job replacing with his solid foods. Everett gets really excited when you put him in his high chair and will sit with his mouth open and reaching for the spoon, it's like you can't shovel the food fast enough. Fruit-wise he's eating apples, bananas and pears and with veggies Everett's eating sweet potatoes, green beans, peas and carrots. His favorites are peas but he'll eagerly eat anything and doesn't appear picky. Our freezer is fully stocked with a bunch of pureed vegetables, and next week we'll be starting squash, peaches and mangoes. Everett loves to eat so much that it's fun to make food for him :)
And finally, Everett's first two bottom teeth are coming in! I've been checking for teeth for the past couple weeks now, and yesterday morning I finally felt some teeth and sure enough, there are two little white lines starting to poke out through his gums. Everett hasn't been overly fussy, so hopefully his new pearly whites aren't bothering him at all.
It seems like I say this a lot, but I really can't believe how fast Everett is growing. Eric and I were putting away EJ's clothes that he's outgrown, and the outfits were so tiny - it's amazing to think that our baby was ever that small!
Here are some pictures of our little man, enjoy!
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| 03/03/2011 update |
