Weight: Jack weighs 24.2 pounds by our scale (76th %ile for weight)
Length: 32 inches long - he wasn't having us holding him down to measure him (at the 97th %ile for height)
Wearing: size 4 Huggies diapers, 18 month pants (has my long legs!), 12 month onesies (the arms are a bit short, but the body is the right length) and 18 month sleepers.
Feedings: Jack still drinks 5-7 ounces of formula a feeding 5 times a day for a total of approximately 30ish ounces a day. I am still working on transitioning him to table food, but he seems to prefer the pureed food (stage 3) best right now. He does not like "wet" finger food, but tolerates "dry" finger food just fine. I should add that he tolerates dry food fine when he wants whatever it is.
Favorites: Jack loves to chase things around the house. He likes to flick or toss his toys in front of him and then crawl after them. It's pretty funny to watch.
Least Favorites: Jack does not like to be told "No." Also, as I said before, he doesn't care for wet foods.
Issues: Other than the teething, he seems to be doing just fine. :-)
Personality: Jack is still fairly easy going and happy. He's quick to laugh at silly things, especially when he hears the big boys laugh. He's still pretty social and wants to be in the middle of the action--he'll even "talk" to the television!Areas to work on: Jack still isn't crawling up on all fours in a traditional way. He does manage to get his belly off the floor and does reciprocate arms and legs, though. He makes it work.
New Things: Let's see. He's pulling up to stand and has tentatively started to cruise. He has also found his crib railing and has started gnawing on that. He has started to do a tiny bit of standing as well. The "talking" to the television is new, too.
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Some things Jack is expected to do: (milestones for eleven months)
Mastered Skills (most kids can do)
- Says "mama" or "dada" to the correct parent (Yes to both)
- Plays patty-cake and peek-a-boo (Yes - Can play peek-a-boo)
- Stands alone for a couple of seconds (Yes - just started within the last few days)
- Cruises (Yes - We've now seen a few steps while holding on to the couch, again within the last few days)
- Understands "no" and simple instructions (Yes - He clearly understands no. When you tell him to give you a toy and he pulls it back and frowns, my guess is that he understands that, too. He also clearly understands "come here" and a few others.)
- Puts objects into a container (Yes - He does put his pop beads into the container. I haven't given him an opportunity to do this task with anything small than that!)
- Says one word besides "mama" or "dada" (Not unless screaming counts)
- Stoops from standing position (Not really yet. He does like to jump, though!)
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Jack's two month stats are here.
Jack's three month stats are here.
Jack's four month stats are here.
Jack's five month stats are here.
Jack's six month stats are here.
Jack's seventh month stats are here.
Jack's eighth month stats are here.
Jack's nine month stats are here.
Jack's ten month stats are here.
