I'm Sorry.

...that I stink at keeping Holden's blog updated! Going back to work has left me with busy days, tired nights, (which I spend with Holden, not thinking about blogging) and weekends in which I want to spend as much time with Lex and Holden as possible! There is, of course, my own blog, which I update when I can, so if you'd like to keep up, be sure to visit.

Anyway, here is a run-down on Holden's milestones so far!

He will be 10 months old on May 8! So hard to believe my baby will be a year old in 2 months!

Mobility
He is crawling all over the place now, pulling himself up to stand on everything- the couch, the TV stand, peoples' pant legs, all of the above! One of these days he is just going to take off running! It's so amazing to watch him explore his surroundings. Seems like just yesterday he was getting so frustrated at trying to go forward and only scooting backwards!

After he started being able to scoot forward, it all happened one day as I was making dinner in the kitchen.... Alex and I were standing in the doorway watching him and Alex said "Look! That was a crawl!" Sure enough, he crawled forward a few steps. The rest is baby history!

Eating Habits
As always he is a great eater. Every time Lex is home with him on my lunch hour, he pulls himself up on the couch and wants to see/grab my lunch! So I feed him small bites of whatever it is I'm eating. Lately he hasn't wanted to eat as much solid food, though, and I suspect it is because he's teething.

He gets pieces of toast, cheerios, bananas, and Gerber Puffs. Sometimes we buy the little meals- i.e. pureed spaghetti and mac and cheese.

We asked the pedi if meat is necessary in his diet right now, and she said it is just important that he gets used to another type of protein outside of formula. So we have been feeding him chicken, beef, and turkey purees. At 11 months we can substitute whole milk for formula! Apparently any other type has too much salt and too little fat.

Teeth
A week ago he had a really runny nose and congestion. Our daycare provider called and said that he was running a slight temp (101) so I gave her the OK to give him some Tylenol. It came down and he was fine, but we took him to the pedi just in case. She said it was just due to teething. He has more teeth in addition to the 4 (2 top, 2 bottom) he already has in, so probably 5 or 6? What a big boy!

Growth
Speaking of big boys... Holden was in the 75% for weight and 70% for height at his 9 month appointment! So yes he has some chub, but all in all he's proportionate... and big! The DCP's daughter is 15 months and weighs just a pound more than him (he's 23lbs). So he is wearing 18month+ clothes and barely fitting into his 12 month outfits! We need to buy more!

Speech
Holden has been so much more vocal, especially since he started going to daycare. He babbles things like "bababa" and "mamama". Whether he associates this with "bottle" and "mama" I'm not sure, but it's still exciting to hear him say it!

So that's a summary of what little man has been up to! I will try and update more frequently! Thanks for reading!