Ten Months

Ten months already! Levi is getting so big! He now weighs 16 pounds, 11 ounces, and measures 28 inches. He's measured longer on prior visits, and since I know he's not shrinking, I can only conclude that measuring baby height is not an exact science. Levi has started signing 'all done' when he's full at mealtime. Sometimes he's so proud of signing that he indicates he's done when he's really not, but he gets it right more often than not. A couple of days ago, he surprised us by waving goodbye to Rob without any prodding. We didn't know he knew how to wave goodbye! He claps a lot, and really likes us to clap for him. If you clap for him, you can even convince him that it's fun to fall. Here's Levi's ten-month picture with Tex:

Every few months I go through Levi's clothes, packing away the ones that are too small and replacing them with the bigger clothes. I was thrilled this time to see that he's big enough to wear the dinosaur sleeper and hat that Rob and I picked out months before he was born. What a precious boy!

Raaaawwwwwrrrrr!

This is a picture of Rob and Levi holding a lima bean:

Why are Rob and Levi holding a lima bean? We've had so much fun showing Levi's growth next to Tex. We thought it would be fun to use Levi to show the growth of...the baby we're expecting in April! I'm eight an a half weeks pregnant, and the baby is about the size of a lima bean, hence the picture. The tentative due date is April 23rd, which would make Levi about 18 months when the new baby is born.

I'm feeling all right most days with the aid of some anti-nausea medicine. I haven't figured out what to eat that will satisfy my stomach without offending my mind. I lived on chocolate milkshakes and clam chowder last time, but just typing those words makes my stomach turn. I'll figure it out eventually, and I hope it's sooner than later.

I'm off to hunt for food...

Lynda