Another Size Update

I forgot to update everyone on Zac's size, which we found out after his doctor's visit this past Monday. This big boy here to the left is now 30 inches long and weighs in at a solid 20 lbs, 11 oz. I know that's not huge, necessarily, for other 10-month-olds, but considering where he began and how early he was, it's big enough for us!

Zac Size Update

Thought we'd pass along a quick size update. Zac had to see the doctor on Friday because, well, because he kept us up all night Thursday. Maybe this will be a new rule we put in. Keep us up all night, go see the doctor. Anyway, they found he was getting an apparent ear infection, so he's on antibiotics for that now. A side effect of seeing the doctor is getting weighed. So, we decided measure him today as well to go along with the weight.

Thing is, what we measured has him shrinking by an inch from last month, which can't be true. So we'll re-try it once he wakes up from his nap and go again. He is 19 lbs, 2 oz now, which is not a huge weight gain, but he's likely leveling out a bit at this point.

Size Update

I just went to a baby size chart online and entered Zac's current measurements; 27.5" long, 17 lbs, 12 oz, and a head circumference of 17.5 inches. Here's what got me. In terms of length, at 7 months he is in the 50-75th percentile range for length. And he was 9 weeks early! Everyone seems shocked when they find out he's only 7 months, even more so when they hear how early he was born. I guess we didn't realize just how big he was becoming. :)

Big Zac

I've been so bad about posting more often than once a week that I thought I better get another picture up here. Took this picture tonight just to try to gauge how big Zac is getting. As you can see, he's suffering from a little bit of sinus action, but he's alright. I measured him Saturday, unofficially, at 27 1/2". If that's true, it'd mean he's grown 1 1/2" since the end of July when we took him in for his 6-month checkup.

Zac is doing all the fun things parents look forward to like beginning to hold his own bottle when he takes it, grabbing onto things and using his hands more, and he is just about rolling over. He's there, and sometimes will push himself onto his back using his face, but hasn't quite grasped the idea of rolling completely over to his tummy and then back, and using his arms to help out. It's fun to watch, and hopefully we catch it the first time it occurs on video so we can share with everyone else. :)

So football season is upon us, or as some parts of the country call it, "Fall", and I'm super excited. People down here are excited about the high school season, but I guess if you're not a part of it, it doesn't seem any different than it does up in Omaha or Lincoln or anywhere else. While fall temps have hit Omaha and even Kansas City this past weekend, it's still in the 90s down here. Woo...hoo. :) Actually, I know I'll be very grateful for warmer temps once the snow and ice hit everywhere else but here. Then again, they said it never rained and as soon as we got here, it began raining consistently. They say it rarely snows or has ice, but how much do you want to bet this year will be some type of record? That would be just our luck. :)

Last, I know that since I've not updated the site as often, we're getting fewer comments and yet I know people are reading. We were a little surprised not to receive ANY comments to the last posting, especially. So do us a favor and, if you do read this, drop us a note here and there so we know we're getting through. We'd sure appreciate it! Thanks all!