10 Months and two weeks

I can't believe how much I love my baby.  He is so fun and cute and it's just getting better.

Charlie is 10 months and 2 weeks old!

He has officially been out of the womb longer than he was in it so he can no longer use that as an excuse when he's fussy.

At his 9 month check up, Dr. Brown told us that Charlie had a double ear infection!  It took two rounds of antibiotics to get rid of it.  I hate antibiotics and so does Charlie.  It wreaked havoc on his tummy.  Probiotics were used but who knows if they helped.  Right after his antibiotics he got a runny nose and was stuffy for a couple of weeks.  I hate when he has a runny nose.

Last week Charlie got a bad virus.  On Monday night he started shivering and got a fever.  The fever lasted for about 12 hours.  He managed to sleep through the whole thing.  We took his temperature with a forehead thermometer every few hours.  It got up to 103 but then started to go back down and was gone by the morning.

Here he is the morning after.

The fact that he is sitting still is proof enough that he wasn't feeling well.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday he slept 18 hours each day.  It would have been great had I not been so worried.  We went to the doctor on Tuesday and Thursday to make sure he was okay.  He was fine.  It was just a virus.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday he had a rash from the virus!  He was very uncomfortable.  Grandma thought baking soda might ease the discomfort.

It might have helped because the next day he was significantly better!  By Monday he was back to his normal self and he's back on his regular sleep schedule.  He's feeling much better.

He hasn't gained any weight since his 9 month check up, I think due to all the minor illnesses he's suffered.  It's nothing to be concerned about, he had some weight to spare.

Charlie is 25 pounds and has graduated to size 5 diapers.  He is wearing size 18 month clothes!

Right now, Charlie sleeps from 6pm-6am, takes a 1 1/2 hour nap in the morning and a 1 hour nap in the afternoon.  He needs lots of sleep because of all the growing he's doing.

 He's so big!

I just took this video a couple hours before bed today.  When he gets tired, he gets hysterical, meaning he laughs a lot but it's a volatile laugh that could go south at the slightest shift in the wind.

Charlie is now dancing, waving bye-bye, working on standing without holding on, and working on his words.  All of a sudden it seems like he understands some of what I'm saying.  My mom noticed that when he's hungry he goes to his high chair and stands up and holds it.  When he's done eating he does the 'all done' sign and it seems like he is trying to say it too.  It sounds something like 'ah-dah' and he says it over and over and rips his bib off.  

Happy 10 months baby Charlie!  We love you very much!