9 month check-up!

Today Alexander went in for his check up! He is 3/4 of a year old. He weighs 20lbs and 8oz an is almost 29" tall. He is at the 60th percentile for his weight and 50th percentile for height!

The doctor says he is doing wonderfully and that I need to start feeding him food form the table... carrots, potatoes, etc. Anything mushy enough for him to eat. The problem is, we don't cook our stuff that way usually, because who wants mushy carrots?! Well, I guess this means I better start! After all, Alexander does have three bottom teeth in, and two top teeth breaking through. Can you believe it? It's so crazy that he is growing and changing so quickly.

Alexander "sliding" with his Aunt Kelly!

Alexander has started rolling. He rolls far and fast. And when he is done rolling, he just sits right up! I wouldn't be surprised if he started crawling soon, and I am not looking forward to the day when he begins pulling himself up. Oooh dear.

He was very sick, but he is much better now, and we are dealing with what we think is heart burn. I talked to the doctor about it over the phone last week and we have been doing a little bit of Maalox (1/2 tsp or 100mg) before his nighttime bottle and that has been helping a lot. IN FACT, he has slept through the night the past three nights! Can you believe that? The doctor said now that we know he can sleep through the night, we should no longer give him nighttime bottles when he wakes up, just to let him tough it out for a bit and see if he can put himself back to sleep. *sigh* We'll see. I'm sure we'll end up rocking him back to sleep or giving him a teething toy to suck on and bite until he relaxes enough to fall asleep!