LG's Vital Stats

I suppose at some point broadcasting a person's height, weight and head circumference is probably in poor taste, but for now, I think Logan's ok with it.

28 inches
18 pounds 4 ounces
45 centimeters

His height and head are in the 50th percentile, while his weight continues to be in the 25th percentile. We're hoping somehow Logan magically received skinny genes. Maybe those come along with green/hazel/gray/magic change eye color genes. Altho occasionally, Logan's eyes now look brown to me. But they always look green later. I dunno. I hope they stay green/in the green family.

The doctor asked us if Logan could pull himself up to standing yet, and we said no, which was mostly true and the doctor said it was early for that anyway (at that point he could, say, use one of us if we were lying down and climb up us to standing, but that seemed too complicated to communicate) but then after we got home, dammit if he doesn't immediately pull himself up to standing on the couch, twice in a row. My strong boy. It was pretty cool watching him figure it out. The first time, he was sort of far away so he had to keep walking his feet up, then moving his hands, then walking his feet, until he got all the way to standing straight up.

He still has only a lurching semi-crawl at home, but his daycare provider has been insisting for a couple of weeks that he can totally crawl, so maybe he's just hiding it from us. He'd do that, he is a very complex little man and he might have reasons to keep it a secret. He can get around, he just doesn't crawl in the traditional sense for more than a step or two. Then, he usually dives.

What's Up, Doc?

Holy crap on a crapstick! Logan has been with us for over 6 months now. That's half of a whole year! And how does the LG, a suave, refined baby-about-town like to celebrate his monthly birthday? Why, a trip to the doctor's office, of course!

Actually, I think it's safe to say that Logan doesn't like to go to the doctor's. Okay, to be perfectly honest, he kinda hates it. It's not that he's anti-health care, oh not at all. He loves the health industry. Some of his favorite grandparents are in it. No, he just doesn't like being examined or getting shots, which is pretty much all that happens at the doctor's these days.

Logan's doing great and he's getting better at the whole ordeal. He got to sit on my lap during the exam, which he liked a lot better than lying on the paper on the table. He didn't even cry when the doctor checked his ears, which has been the cue to start the waterworks in the past. Even months are the tough ones for shots, so he had three to get through. He made it through one without even looking upset. After two he was noticably cranky. Number three sent him over the edge. He calmed down inside of a minute, though, and even managed a smile for the nurse before we left.

The good news is that he's got a reprieve from the monthly visits -- he doesn't have to go back for TWO months. Sweet! I haven't had the heart to tell him that he'll probably get more shots then.

Vital Stats as of August 21st, 2008

Weight: 16lbs, 11oz

Height: 27 inches

Head Circ: 44cm

He's still a little on the tall side and a little under average on weight, same as usual.

Paging Dr. Gentleman

Logan had his five month check-up on Monday, July 21st. He's doing great and growing fine, though maybe a little too fast for his mommy and daddy. The doctor recommended that we wait until six months before we start introducing solid foods, but that's just a few weeks away, so we're preparing to scrape half-dried stewed carrot off of the walls in the near future.

He did very well at the doctor's, only getting upset a couple of times despite the fact that we had been waiting around and he was surely both hungry and tired. He still doesn't like being put on the scale (join the club, Little G), and he's not a fan of the ear and oral exams, but otherwise he was pretty chill, even through his single shot. No smiles for the doctor, as usual, and we're pretty sure Logan recognizes both the office and the people working there and he's not a big fan. We did get him to giggle for a little bit while we were waiting and one of the ladies working there had to come and see the source of the adorable little laugh. Soon you'll be able to hear it for yourself, so stay tuned to the blog for a sample.

That's about it. Logan's been waking up between 5:30 and 6 AM this week, so Jenni and I are both kinda tired, her moreso because she usually gets up with him to nurse. Stats are below.

Vital Stats as of July 21, 2008:

Height - 26.5 inches

Weight - 15 lbs., 12 oz.

Head circumference - 43.2 cm

Cuteness level - Infinite

He's tracking near 75th percentile for height and between 25th and 50th for weight.