Another Day, Another Trick

This morning I went into Liam’s room to find two dirty outfits in his bed. I thought that I heard him about 15 minutes earlier than I actually got up, but since I didn’t hear him again I figured he was just in the process of waking up and that I’d go get him when he made noise again. He was clearly awake in the interim and had pulled the two outfits I’d left on top of the hamper (because he’d gotten Tylenol and sweet potatoes on them and I wanted to treat the stains before washing) through the bars of his crib and into the bed with him.

The good news is that (knock on wood) we think he’s figured out how to lie down after he sits up (which he’s learned to do with alarming swiftness in the last couple of days). Again, I’ve not actually seen him do it but the couple of times he’s cried out after going down for a nap since yesterday afternoon have been short. He might also just not have been sitting up those times, who knows?

We also had his six month check-up on Tuesday. Everything looks great: his head is in the 90th percentile (I can’t remember the exact measurement), his height is also at the 90th at 27.5 inches, and his weight is holding steady at 50th at 18 pounds. The doctor says that they don’t make height predictions anymore but that based on his current measurements he’ll probably be taller than average–not a huge surprise. The only thing we learned we should be doing differently is that he needs the grains from the dreaded rice cereal so we’re going to try that again and if it fails on the 6th go-round we’ll move on to oatmeal or barley.

We also had a photo session with a friend of my Mom’s on Monday and from what she’s sent me there are some really good shots. I’m waiting to get my hands on the CD so I can upload some shots, but I’ll hopefully be able to do that by the end of the weekend.

I hope everyone’s having a great week!