Anders at 12 Months
(This is an "archival" post from September 2009 - yes, that's right: 2009.)
At Anders's 12-month "well baby" checkup, he did such a good job of charming the nurse that she asked, "Did you bring a camera?" I happened to have it with me so we captured a few pics. I'm sure the nurse enjoys Anders as he doesn't really mind when she measures him or gives him shots. And after she's done he still has smiles for her. (The nurse has told me that she has kids who see her in the grocery store and immediately start crying.)
After all the measuring, Anders had the following stats: 22 lbs 15 oz, 18.5 inch head circumference, and 29.5 inches long. And since we're engineers, here is a plot of his 3, 6, 9, and 12 month numbers against the standard "growth chart" from the CDC.
In general, he's following that 50% curve pretty well. The only exception (not shown in this chart) is the "head circumference" in which he is closer to 75%. And we're pretty sure that the 6 month length figure is probably the result of "measurement error," since it doesn't match up with the overall trend. We have lots more weight measurements than are shown here - a weekly measurement for his first 6 months - but we figure that you get the general idea.
A few more milestones achieved at 12 months: He has 6 teeth; 4 on top, 2 on the bottom. He stands up on his own and can pull himself up to standing. Once up, he will "cruise" around the furniture. He can go up steps, but he doesn't know what to do once he gets to the stop step. He waves. And he'll walk if you hold him up (and prance if he has shoes on).
Last but not least, he has started to appreciate reading. We used to try to read to him but for some reason he didn't like it. But now he has figured out that books are a good thing and will even read to himself.
It's not clear how much of the material he is actually retaining, though.
- Corinne, Mike, and Anders Rocket
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