I promise to post a picture of Grayson from today soon in this spot. However, my card reader appears to be MIA so I was not able to load and edit the picture.
I can hardly believe that Grayson is already 11 months. Next month he will be a year old! I can't believe it has already been that long! I am excited and sad all at once.
Grayson had to go to the doctor Monday to follow up from his being discharged from the hospital so I know a few stats. (I am working on a post on that entire ordeal)
Weight: 16 lbs even- this is actually up a few ounces from his last weight at the hospital. He lost a lot of weight last week for a baby that is already small. He was already not on the CDC growth charts and only in the 1-2% for the WHO charts...now....he is not on either (by age). The WHO chart he fell from 75% by height clear down to the 25% by heightt. OUCH! The pediatrician said it will come back slowly and will be happy as long as he is back up to 17 pounds by his 1 year check up.
Height: My lil guy is still short (as is manifested in the fact that any pants that are larger than 3 mo are usually too long) at 27.5 inches. But we can tell how much he has grown. We need to really adjust his exersaucer height because he can easily lean over the tray that goes around the seat where before it hit his armpits.
Grayson is taking to solids slowly- partially my fault as I have no clue what to make for him and I to share for lunch. I have tried to do better though, and actually, I have had to hide his medicine in applesauce, etc to get him to eat it (unlike the meds for common illnesses that are bubblegum and cherry flavored- this one is VERY BITTER) so he now gets that- or some other pureed food 3 times a day. His favorite foods are bananas, ritz crackers (which is better than those puffs and crunchies by gerber in my book), veggie crackers, toast, applesauce, and his favorite meat is chicken. He usually gets whatever we have for dinner chopped up a little more for him. I don't know why I am okay handing him a whole ritz cracker but giving him anything bigger than a pencil tip size of meat to feed himself makes me nervous. Maybe because I know they are harder to chew?
He has been walking, although his illness and lathargia seemed to set him back some and he is back to only walking to make a short cut from one item to the other.
He loves to make people laugh, and if you laugh while he is "telling a story" he will really get going using his hands and all- and then laugh with you. It is super cute.
He knows the sign for "all done" and says it at the same time he signs it. He can say banana, all done (as mentioned before), and he says mama and dada on occasion. We aren't sure if he actually knows what he is saying or we just think he does because he happens to be looking in our general direction when he says it.
He is still wearing mostly 3-6 clothing. I did find a Granimals Onesie the other day I liked, and I know they have to run really big, but he is wearing a 0-3 in it. His Gerber onesies are 6-9 months. Some of his shirts and outer items are even 12 months. It just goes to show that sizes are off depending on brand, style and how a parent likes them to fit.
Grayson loves to dance. We tried out markers (the Color Wonders that only color on specific paper) the other day, but he just wanted to hold a marker in each hand. He like bubbles when we tried them too. We are excited for nice weather to go and do a lot more. He loves fish, books, blocks, and making a mess with his toys by putting every toy on the ground.
I can't believe that in just a month he will be one year old! He has blessed our lives so much! It took us so long to even feel like having him was even real, and now he is already a year! I am so grateful that I have a wonderful Heavenly Father who knew that this precious little one was just what our family needed and when the right time to send him down to us was. I am so grateful for Him watching over Grayson this last week...but I will post more on that later.
I am excited for his birthday party, one year old pictures, and all the new milestones- but I miss my lil baby that I could just sit and hold in my arms all day.
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