A Long, Lean Growing Machine

BuddyRoe had his 9 month check-up (and 6 month shots) yesterday and folks, he's a long, lean growing machine!

He is now 18 pounds 12 ounces, 27 3/4 inches long! That puts him in the 25th percentile for weight and the 50th percentile for height. The doctor is the one that gave him the distinction of "long and lean."

The great news is that the doctor said he appears to have outgrown all of his "preemie-ness." He also said he's right on track with all of his developmental milestones. He has three teeth now (two on the bottom and one on top), is babbling up a storm, and is trying to crawl - he'll get up on his hands and knees and rock back and forth he just hasn't been able to gain forward momentum yet!

The doctor also said that his eating 10 jars of food a day wasn't a problem. He does want us to try to get him to drink a little bit more formula, but after that he said to let him eat as much as he wants. The doctor's orders - "You control WHAT he eats, He controls HOW MUCH he eats!" That's all well and good until you get the grocery bill! The doctor did say he could start eating more 'table' foods, which BuddyRoe appreciates since the menu for this weekend includes steak and a low country boil! (Just kidding - I wouldn't really start him out on shrimp and sausage! His Daddy or his Aunt A. might, but I wouldn't!)

BuddyRoe also got his 6 month (or third set) shots. Again, he was such a good boy. By the time we picked him up off the table he was done crying. He was a little bit fussy yesterday, but more than anything he was sleepy! His normal bedtime is 7:30 p.m. - well last night when I was feeding him dinner at 6:00 he was literally falling asleep in his beef and vegetables! We finally just decided to let him hit the sack early and this morning he's like a new boy!

It's hard to believe it's already been 9 months since he was born. I couldn't imagine that life could get any better than when we had BBug, but having both of them is just about as close to perfect as it can get!