Yesterday's weigh-in: 235.2.
Sigh.
But on to other news: big day for Ian today. At almost nine months old, Ian finally had gotten the hang of crawling. He's doing the army crawl, staying low to the ground and dragging himself across the floor, but it's a very clear movement, and he definitely covers ground. I'm a bit surprised that it has taken so long to do this. I really thought he was going to crawl and walk early because he would learn it from Brendan. I'm glad he had finally gotten around to it, even though it does mean we need to be much more diligent about keeping things picked up so he doesn't get into anything he shouldn't. He loves to chew on things, and could easily choke on something.
Chewing brings me to milestone number 2: Ian had his first tooth break through today. It is the bottom right front tooth. That might explain why he didn't sleep well last night and kept rubbing his face on the blankets all night. Again, I'm a little surprised it has taken this long, but Brendan didn't get any teeth until about this time either.
So my baby really is growing up! And spreading of growing up, Brendan sure is. He can count somewhat reliably to fifteen. He sometimes remembers to tell us ahead of time if he needs to potty so he can sit on the toilet. We aren't pushing the potty training and are letting him sort of come to it in his own time. I know his sitter is working on it with him at daycare too. His speech is getting more clear, and he is stringing more words into sentences. He is also getting abstract concepts, such as drawing a picture and saying what it's a picture of (Christmas tree, Mommy, Daddy, or whatever).
I just wish Ian would sleep! Argh!
