Houston, We Have a Tooth

Charlie's first tooth finally popped through yesterday.  It's his bottom right one.

This was a bright spot in the midst of the washing machine flooding the basement and the air conditioning going out, all while Tim is out of town.  It hasn't been a fun week.

The Moon: According to Will

Tonight when Will was supposed to be going to sleep he called me upstairs to look at the moon with him.  He was very excited about it because it was so bright and "beautiful"  It was "smashed" in the clouds.  He also said that somebody must have "drilled it up there for nighttime", and that when he was a "big man he would be able to reach it and touch it".  "But maybe he would need a big ladder or something."  Then he wanted me to leave his blinds open so that he could look at the moon from his bed while he was falling asleep.

I was very frustrated with him about him interrupting the million things I was trying to do so I could get to bed at a decent hour.  His innocence and sweet perception of something that we all take for granted made me stop and enjoy the moment, though.

Busy Boys

The boys have been very busy learning lots of new things this week.  Will's been working hard on riding his bike.  Yesterday he was able to do it all by himself.  Today we went on a walk and Will rode his bike the whole time.  He still needed some help getting up the hills and I had to keep a hold of him going down hills because he was going way too fast (he seems to have no fear).  He's doing a great job, though, and it was so fun getting out to do something active with him.

Charlie learned to wave this week.  Or at least his version of a wave...

He also got himself from his belly into a seated position on his own this morning and was VERY proud of himself.  I'm sure he'll be on the move in no time now.  Still no teeth, though...

Check-ups: 3 Year and 9 Month

The boys had their check-ups a few weeks ago (7/23/12).  It was Will's annual check-up and Charlie's 9 month.  Here's how they measured up:


Will
Height: 39 inches
Weight: 37 pounds


Charlie
Height: 29 inches
Weight: 19 pounds 1 ounce


I have no idea what percentile any of these things are.  I think Charlie was still 25% weight and had dropped to 75% height.  That's about as much as I absorbed and it may not even be right.  There was just too much going on to keep track.  Clothes flying everywhere.  Will turning the baby scale on and off.  Will trying to steal tongue depressors.  You'd think they would childproof the rooms a bit better in a pediatrician's office.  Just sayin... Will got two shots and a finger prick and Charlie got 1 shot.  There was a bit of crying for both of them.  Will perked up as soon as stickers were mentioned.

They did the Denver Developmental test on Charlie.  I feel like he's not doing anything he should be yet.  They said he was fine, but it still bugs me.  Will had teeth by now.  He was also using his pincer grasp to pick things up and standing and holding onto things.  And eating finger foods.  Charlie's not doing any of that.  I know all babies are different.  Yada yada yada.  I'm sure he's perfectly fine and normal.  It's just hard not to compare.  One thing Charlie IS doing, though, is sleeping through the night most of the time - a feat Will didn't accomplish until after his first birthday.  So score 1 for Charlie Bean!

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