10 Months!
August 17, 2009
Yesterday Charlie turned 10 months old. It has been an exciting month; went to his first birthday party (his good friend Peyton’s on August 9th — 2 years old), and he attended his first wedding (he went to Jake & Chrissy’s “wedding weekend”, but during the actual events he was sequestered in a hotel room). On the less exciting front, at his 9-month check-up he was pretty near the 50th percentile for height and weight. His head circumference was in the 85th percentile, but it was pointed out to me that, unlike height and weight, the range of head circumferences is very narrow, so there is little difference (in the actual dimension) between 50th and 90th percentile (but I still call him “Fat Head”).
It has also been a very eventful month for his non-physical development; he seems more animated just about every day. His interaction with his surroundings is much more extensive, and though he still cannot express them, it seems clear to me that his thought processes are much more formulated (what he wants to do at a given moment, for example, or what he is experiencing beyond just hot/cold, hungry/thirst, etc.)
He spends a lot of time on all fours rocking to the beat of music only he can hear, but he still does not usually lift his butt off the ground to go anywhere. He is crawling a little more dexterously than previously, but I think there is still a good bit of improvement ahead. On his feet, he is very sturdy (with somebody holding him for balance), but has yet to lift himself up to a standing position. In fact, he still rarely even gets to a sitting position on his own (refer to the previous post).
Charlie, as well as Jean and I, are getting very excited for our upcoming trip to Chicago and Boston. It is always great to see either of our families, let alone both, and this trip will be extra-special because Charlie’s cousin Lauren will be having her Bat Mitzvah. As an added bonus for us (for everybody, but especially us), Charlie’s half-sister Maddie will be coming in from Virginia for the celebration. They’ve only met once, and we’re all anxious for Maddie to start developing relationships with ALL her Sandberg relatives, but especially Charlie. Hopefully we’ll have lots of great pictures for future posts.
