Iron-Baby Update

So our little Richie isn't quite Iron-Baby just yet. His iron count has gone up (yay!) and is in the normal range (but just barely). Richie's red blood cells are still too little, so we are keeping him on iron supplements for a little longer. We'll follow up on this at his 12-month check-up.

(Along with the iron supplements, Richie is really good about eating iron-rich foods, and foods that help him absorb iron. So really, there is nothing to worry about just yet.)

But other than that, Richie is growing and growing!

He really is getting SO BIG!



And he is walking now! Just, not walking unassisted. If you put him in either his crib or his pack and play, he will pull himself up and just walk around in circles, while holding on to the rails. And he's learning how to get himself down from being in a standing position. (It's so funny to watch. He'll usually drop his binky, then slowly bend down and push himself back--like he's aiming for the binky, or throwing it down to see how far he has to go.)

Richie is also shaking his head at everything these days. I think he thinks it's a game. I'm trying to teach him that shaking his head means "no" and that nodding his head means "yes," but he just laughs and keeps shaking his head at me.

And if you blink at him, he'll probably blink back.

And he likes to stick out his tongue. Especially if you stick yours out, too. (But beware, he will want to touch your tongue. He thinks tongues are fascinating.)

The Richie, he is so fun.

Richie and The Stairs

He can climb the stairs by himself now. (Crazy.)






Sorry about the video split. It looked like Rich was falling, so I wasn't watching the camera (phone) and hit something which caused me to exit the video. But I wanted to end this adventure happily and show Rich reaching the top.

Rich loves to climb the stairs. It's a full body workout for him, but I think he would do it until he collapsed if I would let him.

In other news, I've found recently that Rich loves to watch me sweep the kitchen floor. He gets so excited when I bring out the broom. In fact, I half-wonder if he isn't dropping food on the ground just so I'll sweep it up. I wouldn't be surprised if this were true.

Except, it really seems more like dropping food on the floor is Rich's way of saying, "I'm done eating, Mom. Let's clear off my tray."

It's insane how fast Richie is growing up. Every week seems to bring some new change. But he's so fun to watch.

And to look at.

(Thank you instagram for turning my regular photo into an awesome photo.)

And yes, Rich's eyes really are that blue.