…no longer Freakishly Big Ben. He turned 6 months old a few days ago, anc today was his six-month doctor checkup. Looking good, of course. 27″ long puts him in the 83rd percentile for height, 20 lbs 3.25 ounces puts him at 88th percentile (down from 98th a couple checkups back), and his head circumference puts him in the 93rd percentile. In the development inventory, he’s at 8.5 months.
Still big Sunday, Dec 13 2009
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Ben had his 4-month checkup earlier this week. All is well. He’s 18 pounds, 5 ounces, so he’s slid down to the 96th percentile for his age. He’s right on track developmentally.
Ben continues to be a happy boy, smiing a lot and emitting frequent high-pitched squeals of glee. We started him on some solid food earlier this week (well, “solid” in relation to what he’s been eating. Moistened rice cereal is quite mushy.) He’s grabbing on to things now, mainly to put them in his mouth.
Last night he got his first hannukah present, a tiger-head rattle, from his big sister.
Turning 3 months Thursday, Nov 5 2009
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Ben thinks
Ben is one cool cat
We’ve got a new batch of Ben pictures up.
Take a look at him in that cat costume on the right. Fits him, right? It’s not skin tight or anything, but it’s not loose and floppy either. Well, let me point something out: the costume’s size is “6 to 9 months”. And this was several days before today, when he finally turned 3 full months. Ben is big. (And if anyone out there is thinking of buying him clothes – not that he has particular need – please anticipate a significantly larger size than age suggests.)
He has learned to smile, with an expression of ecstatic joy. He’s not permanently happy, but when he’s happy (and that’s frequent), boy is he happy. He enjoys standing – he doesn’t have the balance to keep himself steady, of course, but he his massive legs can support his hefty body for a fair while. Sadly, I am not the person to be training anyone to be a linebacker.
Big Ben, living large Friday, Oct 2 2009
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Took ‘jamin to the doctor for his two month checkup, a few days early.
His head is 16 inches around, putting him at the 90th percentile for a two-month old.
He’s 24 inches tall, 92nd percentile.
And he’s 14 lbs., 3 oz. Ninety-eighth percentile.
Then the doctor says “Do you know why I say 98th percentile? Because that’s the top of the chart. He’s somewhere above that.”
(For those of you who haven’t done the parent thing – worry not, at this stage “putting on weight” is a sign of health.)
On other fronts, he’s smiling more, and has even issued a few things which are at least arguably laughs. He has some cute happy noises. He really likes being put in a standing position, supporting his own weight (although not actually providing his own balance… although he spreads out his arms and shakes, like he’s really trying. Looks like he’s surfing the earth.)
He’s one big, frequently happy lad.
Yes, there is still Ben! Monday, Sep 7 2009
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First month photos
We know, we know, we haven’t been updating the blog in the mad fashion we did when his big sister was born. There’s been a few key complications (like a missing camera) and a lot of life going on. But fear not, here Ben be!
On Friday we took him in for his one-month checkup. The little guy is 10 pounds, 11.5 ounces… which means he’s put on over 25% more weight in his first month, hitting the 90th percentile for his age. He’s getting bigger quick. No, he’s not regularly sleeping through the night; that one night was a special gift.
He still doesn’t have a lot of personality. He is starting to pay attention to things,to light and to mommy’s face, sometimes flashing her a big grin. And he grunts a lot. Really, is there a future in that? Grunting? I tell him that I fail to see how that will help him earn a living, but you know the kids these days.
Ben developments Wednesday, Aug 12 2009
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On his Saturday check-in Ben seemed to have lost a bit more weight than the doc was comfortable with…. but between Saturday and Monday he gained half a pound. Half a pound in two days. That’s over ninety pounds per year. So while I’m glad he’s not losing weight, let’s hope that this doesn’t continue.
Last night, he slept from midnight to 7 AM, straight through. That doesn’t mean we could sleep the whole time; he squawked a bit in the middle of the night putting up into “baby is waking up” mode. But he slept. And I figured I’d better blog that now, before we discover that it is just a happenstance, not the new permanent normal situation…
Benjamin is born Wednesday, Aug 5 2009
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Born at 8:22 AM August 4th, 2009.
8 lbs, 8 oz.
20 inches long, 14.5″ head, 13.75″ chest.
Quite healthy and capable of a strong cry… but also quite calm, even when being prodded by a doctor.
The name “Benjamin” because we like it. The name “Meyer” was the first name of his father’s father’s father, a good man. We did not know until after we gave him this name that the original Meyer’s birthday is uncertain — either August 3 or August 4. Nice little coincidence.
The little guy
Little guy and big sister
Mother and child are both doing fine, and should be back from the hospital by the weekend.
