weight: 20 lbs 9oz (53rd percentile)
height: 29inches (60th percentile)
head: 50th percentile – woot!
Interesting Tidbits
- started doing a weird, face down, inch worm crawl
- drove 10 hours to Youngstown
- spent 3 days in the hospital @ Akron Children’s in Youngstown, was diagnosed with Roseola once a rash appeared (all is resolved and Ivan is back to normal)
- slept in a king size bed with mama and daddy
- toured a cidery, was told he fit the employee dress code (flannel shirt, jeans)
- everywhere we go (out in public, to see friends, doctors visits with nurses and doctors) people comment that Ivan is “big for 9 months”
- says ‘dada’ with association
- makes the noises for ‘uh oh’ when he drops something but doesn’t have the right syllables for it
- moved up to 9-12 month clothing
- makes a whistling sound, doesn’t know he’s whistling
- 4 teeth
- claps and waves goodbye
- likes to sleep with his legs up, resting on his crib rails
- babbles a lot to us
- dances to music
- has separation anxiety. When he can’t see one of his teachers at daycare he cries until they come back.
- sleeps through the night more often than not, wakes up early
- officially recognized as a tax deduction when we filed our taxes this month (thanks Ivan!)
- hair is growing over his eyes and over his ears
- moved up to new car seat this month, has figured out how to throw things over the side but then wants it back and can’t reach it
- stands for long period of time while holding on to something
- sent his first text message
Ivan Loves:
- eating
- looking at himself in the mirror
- banging on things
- chewing on Sophie
- pushing toys/cars/baskets back and forth
- reading books
- chewing on phones/ipods/etc.
- music and when people sing to him
Ivan Hates:
- being left alone
- when he can see his bottle, but he is not drinking it yet
- having his toothbrush taken away from him
- when anything touches his nose
- having his blood taken
