The Boy - he grows!

I haven't posted in a while about The Boy (or anything else, for that matter -- but I know there's a contingency out there with a particular interest in his life, particularly his grandparents).

He had his nine month checkup on Monday. They measured him at 29 inches, weighing 18lb, 10oz. Personally, I think it's time to drop the oz and just say eighteen and a half pounds. He was squirming mightily, so we suspect he might be a little longer than measured and we also think he would weigh more on a different day when he'd had more to eat.

On the subject of squirming, he's extremely active and fully mobile. He crawls everywhere, and can make it up the seven steps in our house in about 30 seconds. He pulls up on anything that's one-to-two feet tall, and is fully cruising. For the uninitiated, that means he can walk along next to a table or other surface, using one hand to balance on said surface. We're expecting him to be walking by the end of September.

He's still very good-natured. His energy is boundless - he is always happier crawling around than sitting still. Even when he's deliriously tired, he'd much rather be playing on the floor than sitting on someone's lap. With Mommy's return to work this week, he went back to day-care. He loves it there and comes home in a great mood every day. Lots of fun.