Nine Months

Levi has now turned nine months and I am wondering where those nine months have gone! Wow... way too fast. We had his well check at the end of the month and here are his growth percentiles from that appt:

• Weight: 20 lbs. 4 oz. ....52nd percentile
• Length: 30 inches ....89th percentile
• Weight for Length: .....38th percentile
• Head circumference: ....75th percentile

He didn't have to get any shots this time, so he was excited about that. February started out to be a good month for all of us and then ended not so good for Grant & Levi. Levi is really mobile now and can get to his destination so fast that I barely turn away and he is gone! He is loving this.  He has recently started standing on anything he can find that will support him. His favorites are his leap frog table, balancing against the couch, the oven, and drawers/cupboards. Some of those things make us a little more nervous than others, but he is VERY careful when he tries to switch positions. It is actually really funny watching him do this.

He recently discovered that there is usually fun stuff to grab on this end table!



On the Saturday night before Valentine's Day, Grant & I went out to dinner at Bonfire and Levi got to hang out with Grandma and Grandpa Schmidt. It was a nice night out for the two of us and we beat the Valentine's rush! Levi has a Valentine's Day party at daycare and he came home with a very cute decorated bag full of Valentine's and candy. As well as a Valentine's poem for me, so cute! We decided to get Levi something fun for Valentine's Day as well, what better than a cupcake! He didn't know what to do at first, but once he figured it out, he played with it for a long time!

Everything was going well this month until the next week. Levi started getting sick again, with his cough keeping him up during the night. So at his well check I mentioned this and it was just a cold so his Dr. said it would take it's course. So we went home. I stayed home with him Monday and Tuesday and then when he woke up from his nap I noticed his top two teeth broke through. So he was having a rough day with his cough, a temp, and two new teeth! Poor kid. Wednesday I went to work and my mom stayed home with him, he was still coughing pretty bad but he was in a good mood. 

In the middle of the night Wednesday/Thursday morning, he started coughing harder and started wheezing where he couldn't catch his breath.  This was scary for us! We took his temp and he had another fever so we decided it was time to go somewhere.  Grant had a big exam in the morning so I called my mom to go with me to Children's and I told Grant I would keep him updated.  After being there for three hours, getting xrays, a bunch of dr's opinions, they said he had RSV. So they sent us home with a nebulizer and some prescriptions. We did the nebulizer every four hours and we noticed him getting better with every treatment. It was a very long week for us and we couldn't have done it without all of my mom's help! Saturday we were supposed to have an over night sitter and go to a friend's birthday party, but we decided Levi wasn't totally healthy yet so we asked Grant's mom to come over and stay with him for a few hours so we could make an appearance at the party. It was so great to get out, we needed it big time after the week we went through! Thanks Grandma Schmidt for that. :)  Grant started getting sick Saturday night/Sunday as well, so I was praying I wouldn't catch anything from the two of them.  So far, so good. Here are a few pictures of the sick ones..

I had to take Levi to his follow up appointment on the next Monday and it turned out he also had a double ear infection! This poor kid just couldn't catch a break. It was a blessing in disguise though, being on the antibiotics for one day made a huge difference and he was back to normal the next day.  Thankfully, because Grant ended up going into the Dr. as well.  He got the bronchitis from Levi and he was hurting pretty bad. He still isn't fully recovered and is having trouble sleeping being stuffed up.  My fingers are crossed we will end this week with a healthy household! I want to open the windows SO bad.

After Levi was over his sickness spell, he was back to normal playing all over! It was so good to see him happy again and wanting to play.

Another tooth broke this weekend so he is now up to five.  He is starting to eat a lot more of the food we eat and he doesn't like bottles too much anymore.  He loves french toast! Whenever he hears music he starts to dance, if he hears the door upstairs open he crawls over to the gate and waits to see who it is, he will chase balls all over the house for hours, he just loves to play with everything! It is fun to see him get more independent everyday. He recently discovered what is in the end table by the couch, so he usually opens this up everyday after daycare.



He also figured out that there are cup holders in the couch so he started bringing some of his balls over to them and throwing them into the holes. He laughs every time and it's fun to watch him now that he figured it out.

That is about all that is going on around here. I am hoping I continue to steer clear from all of the bugs going around and I hope that both Levi and Grant can stay healthy as well.  I am sure this next month will go by fast, time can slow down at any time now!