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Cael's Growth & Development

09.04.2011 - After 8 hours of labor and only 20 minutes of pushing, Cael Matthew was born at 8:17 pm, weighing 8 pounds and being 20.5 inches long!! HC was 13.5 inches. And I went med-free, too!!

09.06.2011 - Went home today! Cael weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces.

09.12.2011 - First Pediatrician visit - 8 days old - 7 pounds 11 ounces.

09.17.2011 - Cael lost his umbilical stump! - 13 days old.

09.22.2011 - Second weight check - 18 days old - 8 pounds 6 ounces and 21.25 inches long! HC was 14.75 inches.

09.24.2011 - Cael rolled over from stomach to back. 20 days old.

09.29.11 - Third weight check - 25 days old - 9 pounds 1 ounce! That's a gain of 11 ounces in 7 days!

10.18.2011 - Weight check on a home scale - 6 weeks 2 days old - 11.6 pounds!! And 23 inches long!! Also discovered he has a tongue!

10.23.11 - 7 weeks old - discovered his fist and fingers, and started sucking on them!

11.10.11 - 2 month visit/first shots - 9 weeks 4 days old - 12 pounds 6 ounces (50th %ile) and 24 inches long (75-90th %ile)!! Head circumference was 16 inches (50-75th %ile).

11.12.11 - 9 weeks 6 days old - First night sleeping in his crib in the nursery!

11.19.11 - 10 weeks 6 days old - held his upper body and head fully up, and looked forward, for the first time.

11.27.11 - 12 weeks old - Cael laughed for the first time in response to tickling!

12.08.11 - 13 weeks 4 days old - Cael chuckled for the first time!

12.12.11 - 14 weeks 1 day old - Cael rolled over from back to belly!!

12.22.11 - Pediatrician visit to check Cael's circumcision - 15 weeks 4 days old - All is OK! - 13 pounds 8 ounces (25th %ile).

12.28.11 - 16 weeks 3 days old - Cael did a real belly laugh! It was so adorable!

12.30.11 - 16 weeks 5 days old - Cael discovered his feet, and put them in his mouth for the first time!

01.02.12 - 17 weeks 1 day old - Is that a tooth I see and feel?! (Update: Nope, I was mistaken).

01.12.12 - 4 month visit/2nd shots - 18 weeks 4 days old - 13 pounds 7 ounces (25th %ile) and 25.5 inches long (75th %ile). Head circumference was 16.75 inches (50th %ile). Our little peanut!

01.20.12 - 19 weeks 5 days old - Cael sat for the first time, unassisted!! Getting so big!

02.04.12 - 5 months old! - Started rice cereal. Had to stop due to allergy.

02.14.12 - 23 weeks 2 days old - sick visit/weight check - 14 pounds 6 ounces - pink eye and left ear infection :( Poor little man. Started rice cereal again - No rash!

03.02.12 - 25 weeks 5 days old - Cael pushed himself onto his hands and knees!

03.15.12 - 6 month well visit/shots - 27 weeks 4 days old - 15 pounds 14 ounces (19th percentile) and 26.5 inches long. Head circumference was 17.5 inches. Started carrots!

03.18.12 - 28 weeks old - We have a tooth! For real this time! I can feel and see his bottom middle-left tooth coming in. Nothing yet where the bottom middle-right would be.

03.21.12 - 28 weeks 3 days old - Started sweet peas!

03.26.12 - 29 weeks 1 day old - Started plums!

03.30.12 - 29 weeks 5 days old - Started butternut squash! Yummy!!

04.01.12 - 30 weeks old - Gave a small piece of grilled chicken. He enjoyed it.

04.04.12 - 7 months old - Started string beans. We stopped 2 days later because they were causing a ton of gas for Cael.

04.09.12 - 31 weeks 1 day old - Cael started crawling on all 4's!!

04.15.12  - 32 weeks old - Pulling himself up on everything like a champ. But today he started cruising! We're in trouble!

04.19.12 - 32 weeks 4 days old - weight check appointment - 17 pounds 1 ounce (~25th %ile)! Still peanut-esque, but the pediatrician is happy with the weight-gain, especially with how active he is. No more weight checks!

05.07.12 - 35 weeks 1 day old - Sick visit (new doctor) for 103 fever - roughly 17 pounds 4 ounces - right ear infection

05.25.12 - 37 weeks 5 days old - Cael stood for the first time, unassisted!! For about 20 seconds!

06.08.12 - 9 month visit - 39 weeks 5 days - 18 pounds 11 ounces (20%), and 27.5 inches long (23%). No shots!

06.18.12 - 41 weeks 1 day old - switched from 2 naps a day, to 1 nap a day. Also, has 4 teeth! Two bottom middle, top right lateral incisor and top right middle tooth broke through 3 days ago.

07.06.12 - 43 weeks 5 days old - Cael started saying "Dada"! Not in the correct context yet, but it's a start!

07.13.12 - 44 weeks 5 days old - Cael took his first step forward, unassisted!!

07.19.12 - 45 weeks 4 days old - Cael took 4, steady steps! Getting closer to walking!

08.02.12 - 47 weeks 4 days old - Cael has started waving hello/goodbye, and sharing. He loves to share his binkie and his Kix cereal.

08.08.12 - 48 weeks 3 days old - Weighed on home scale. 20 pounds!

08.19.12 - 50 weeks old - Cael walked across the living room!

08.26.12 - 51 weeks old - Started climbing on everything! Even got onto the couch by climbing up onto the walker

09.04.12 - Happy 1st Birthday, Cael!! And we officially have a walker!

09.08.12 - 1 year well visit - Looking good!! 21 pounds (20%), 28.5 inches long (10%) and HC is 18.5 inches (75%). Got 3 shots, and we can start whole cows milk!

09.27.12 - Cael has started to cut his 1-year molars! Top left is coming through the gums already!

10.14.12 - Both top 1-year molars have cut through! That makes 9 teeth! AND, finally, his bottom left lateral incisor is just below the gums!

10.23.12 - Bottom left lateral incisor broke through! That's 10 teeth! My little T-Rex!

11.11.12 - At home 14 month stats - 23 pounds (~35%) and 29.5 inches tall (~15%).

12.07.12 - All 4 first year molars have broken through at this point! That makes 12 teeth total! I think it's time for a dentist visit!

12.12.12 - Consistently able to feed himself a whole meal using a spoon/spork!

01.04.13 - 16 months old - unofficial stats: 25 pounds and 32 inches tall! That's the 50th percentile for weight, and 66th percentile for height, according to the CDC. Cael finally caught up!! So happy.

01.08.13 - 16 month well visit - officially weighed in at 24 pounds (35th %), and was 31.5 inches tall (50th %). We were told not to worry about his lack of speech, that it can erupt overnight. Speaking of Erupting, Little Man has 14 teeth - 1 top and 1 bottom canine teeth broke through.

02.23.13 - 17.5 months old, and Cael had his first hair cut!

03.05.13 - 18 month well visit - Cael weighs 25 pounds (40th %), is 34 inches tall (90th %!!!), and his head circumference is 49 cm (80th %). He's the average height of a 2 year old. Still delayed in speech; will re-evaluate at 2 year appointment. Growing so big!

03.14.13 - 18 months 10 days old - First night without breastfeeding. We are officially weaning :( Bittersweet, but so proud and thankful that I got to nurse for 18 months.

05.15.13 - 20.5 months old - unofficial stats: 28 pounds and 35 inches tall! My little bean pole!

07.06.12 - 22 months old - unofficial stats: 27 pounds (46%) and 36 inches tall (95%)!

09.09.13 - 2 year well visit - Cael got his second Hep A shot and a flu shot. Weighing in at 28 pounds 5 ounces (68%)! (Wouldn't stay still on the stand-on scale) and measuring 35.25 inches tall (77%). His head circumference was 50cm, which is the 90th percentile! Pedi isn't concerned about his speech at all, and everything looks great with Cael. Next well-visit is at 3 YEARS OLD!

03.01.14 - Officially and completely bink-free as of today! Just shy of 2.5 years old. It's been a work in progress for the past few weeks, but they're all thrown out now.

03.04.14 - 2.5 years old - unofficial stats - 31 pounds (60th %) and 36 inches tall (60th %). Talking up a storm!! New words everyday!

04.30.14 - Cael's first visit to the dentist!! A few tears were shed, but he did pretty well! Teeth are looking good!