What's New with Anders- 13 months

It has been busy around here, with nursing school starting up after spring break.  You see, I always have the best intentions of getting "caught up" with life (caught up on reading, school work, house work, with friends, with my blogging,  etc), but in a blink my "catch up" week is gone and I have a big school project and test staring down at me, with a to do list that is just as long as before....sigh....if only we didn't need to sleep at night- what we could get done (smile).

So here is my "catch up" on Anders.  We took him in for his 12 month appointment in February to find out that he had lost 2 lbs since his 10 month check up (see his stats below).  So for the past month we have been trying to fatten him up by giving him whole milk mixed with carnation, along with his normal diet.  Unfortunately, when I just took him back to the doctor last week, he had only gained one oz.  So we are stepping up his diet to drinking Pedisure (Ensure for babies), which thankfully he loves, as well as giving him the foods he really likes (bread, yogurt, cheese, and muffins) or anything he will eat with a lot of calories. I just need to be careful not to enjoy those high calorie foods along with him.

12 months check up

• weight- 20.14 lbs (25%)
• height- 30.2 in (75%)
• head- 18.8 in (90%)

Besides his special high calorie diet, Anders is a busy little boy.  His walking is progressing.  Last week he took a total of 8 steps walking between Jeff and I; but it seems that he realizes that his knees and hands can get him where he wants to go faster, so he still prefers the crawl.  Though, I think he will be walking soon, because one of his favorite past times is walking behind anything he can push, including our kitchen chairs. 

He also loves the dog we have been watching, Scout (Karin and Ryan's black lab).  In fact his first word ever spoken, and his first word of each day is typically Scout. Anders will feed her, crawl/chase after her (poor Scout), and loves going on walks with her...a little boy and a dog- so sweet.

Anders also has some great curls growing- I love them.

Something else new with Anders, is he is going to be a big brother come September 23rd- Surprise!  Yes, I am 15 weeks pregnant.

FYI- Jeff made the back of his t-shirt.