Here are the latest dirty details:
- Steve has been back to work for 2 weeks after being off for 9 months on parental leave. It's been a new routine for all of us, but we're settling in.
- Cole cut his first tooth on May 21. He still won't let us see it and always sticks his tongue over top of his lower gums when we try to look.
- Quinn has met with both a pediatric allergist and dermatologist about her eczema. It's been decided that she has both eczema and idiopathic urticaria (hives). Of course her skin is the best that it's been in a long time when we went to the dermatologist, but at least we found out that it's nothing serious!
- We're waiting for Cole to see the same allergist about his potential allergy to eggs
- Last weigh-in for Cole (just over 9 months of age) was that he weighed 18 lbs exactly. I forgot to ask what his length was, so I'll have to get that info at his 12m appointment
- Cole is the master of what we've been calling his "zombie crawl" - he drags his body around by using his right arm to pull himself around. He has figured out how to crawl on all fours (somewhat) over the past week, so crawling is a work in progress.
- Quinn is becoming increasingly independent and says hilarious things. Here are some recent gems - "Go away, Mom, and do your exercises", "Eat the crap" <-- that is referring to the ends of bananas or pepperoni sticks
- Cole was never a huge fan of pureed food, so this stage of eating didn't really last too long. He has been eating small pieces of "big people" food for the last month or so. He's a big fan of KD (also Quinn's favourite and the only way that she will eat macaroni and cheese), will eat Cheerios by the handful, and can devour an entire avocado in one sitting.
- Yesterday when we were at the gymnastics center for my boot camp/drop-in playtime, Cole pulled himself to standing and also climbed up onto a crash mat.
- We're planning Cole's 1st birthday party. Can't believe that we're at this point already!
So once again, I'm vowing to make more frequent blog updates along with pictures. Bear with me! :)
