our chunky monkey

Today we had our six month check-up and let's just make a note....don't ever make an appointment on a school holiday. Convenient for my schedule, not on my patience or theirs or for that matter everyone else who was at my dr. today. Two and a half hours later and three shots...here's the latest on this little man:

Weight: 19.9

Height: 25.5 (on the short side for now, but of no concern)

and in comparison to his sister- she is 27.4 lbs.

difference in age = 22 months

difference in weight = 7.5 lbs.

It won't be long until he is completely on the move- he has perfected the "army crawl" and gets around really good already. He just hasn't figured out how to stay on the knees, but the army crawl gets him where he wants to go and usually that means towards anything of his sisters... to which we usually hear, " No Bo, mine!"

*...and just in case you didn't know about this recent FYI...my nurse called me this afternoon after leaving and reviewing Cole's file to tell me that the AAP has just recently found that using Vick's Baby Rub ( or the off-brand, Little Colds Baby Rub) is no longer safe on children under 4 and should be used sparingly over age 4. It causes swelling of the nasal passages and inflammation of the lung tissue causing susceptibility to pneumonia.

Apparently, the findings have been released to the dr's but have not yet totally hit the media to inform all of us parents. I have used it on both of mine previously but will not anymore.