12 Month Check-Up

We took Carter for his 12 month check up the first week of September and he is a very healthy boy! He had three shots, which unfortunately had to be in his arms (all previous shots were in his thighs), but he did o.k. with them. He cried for a minute, but we were able to distract him with our cell phone and he cheered up quickly. Other than that, everything went great.

Stats:
Weight – 21 lbs. 6 oz. = 60th%
Height – 28 ¾ inches = 25th% (up from 10th% last check up!)
Teeth – 7 (4 on top, 3 on bottom)
Walking – He officially started walking a week before his birthday. He is taking 4-5 steps at a time without falling…but he prefers to crawl for better speed.
Talking – basically only “ma-ma,” “da-da,” and “da” (for dog), but he babbles a lot lately.

Favorites: tomatoes, watermelon, cell phones (real ones, play ones don’t cut it), remote controls, pushing down his gate to escape into the whole house, opening and closing stuff (cupboards, drawers, the toy box, the ottoman, etc.), books, “driving” things around the house (he pushes anything like he’s driving it), and when the dogs bark to announce someone arriving at our house (he squeals and goes right to the bench to look and see who it is).

Least Favorites: being confined in his play area, diaper changes, and napping.

Overall he is a very happy, healthy boy!