Feb 27 2009
Don’t underestimate this one!
If you know my family in real life or follow this blog, you known that I’ve had some pretty scrawny babies. Taylor was 19 pounds at a year and Cameron was 20 pounds at a year, so skinny since they were tall, but it was a decent weight. And even though Andrew was the smallest and sickest baby, he did a good job catching up and was almost 18 pounds by his first birthday. The last three babies, however, have had difficulty gaining weight their first year. Olivia was only about 14 1/2 pounds at a year, Sawyer was only 16 pounds at a year, and Parker was just over 14 pounds at a year. Scrawny babies. Once Olivia and Sawyer hit a year, though, they started catching up and filling out and we stopped worrying. Parker is now 16 pounds at a few days shy of 15 months, so he has gained weight, just not as much as we (and the doctor) would like. I would really like to see him hit that 20 pounds mark.
However, just because Parker still looks like a baby doesn’t mean he isn’t turning into a very mischievous toddler. He gets into EVERYTHING! He goes up and down the stairs in a flash. He can get down off of beds and couches by himself. And he climbs on everything. Today he found a new temptation… the kitchen counter. This very resourceful guy pushed the step-stool over to the bar-stool and proceeded to climb his way up to the counter:
