Cole had a fun well baby visit yesterday. I decided no booster shots right now because he's going through enough with the gas and reflux from the evil antibiotics I am on for this horrid sinus infection.
But the good news is that he is 17 pounds 8 ounces. That is an exact weight with no clothes on. The last time they weighed him it was with me on the scale and then they weighed just me, so it was a complete estimate and totally cheating. He is also 27 inches long. The doctor let us know what we already feared (or were excited by, whichever way you look at it) - that Cole would be an early walker and an early climber. He gave us tips on how to babyproof, most of which we knew already. But he did say something that I did not think of. He said that Cole will start to get into trouble when he is most quiet. So for the 30 seconds that we might think is safe to leave him alone, that's when he will quietly get himself into trouble and potentially get hurt.
So with that, as I stated previously, we've sent Cole to daycare (he just left with Keith) so we can start on our adventures in baby-proofing. We've already got some supplies from our next door neighbor, whose son is now 5, and who warned me that after her son finished his climbing phase he began to jump off of things. Something to look forward to! We also ordered some stuff that she didn't have from diapers.com last night. For instance, we ordered these gadgets to tether bookcases to the wall, something else to tie the television to the hutch, some power strip covers, and of course a gate to keep him enclosed in the one room we KNOW will be a safe zone: the living room. Of course this means we had to buy the longest gate imaginable since the opening to the room is pretty damn wide. We also got some cool teethers (a wooden one and a silicone one). If either of them are any good, I'll write about it (or them) on here. I'll also let you know how today's adventures go in a future post. In the meantime, if you want to offer any other advice for baby proofing, I'm all ears!
The quiet thing couldn't be more true. Cole reminds me of Evan as a baby and this was absolutely true with Evan. As far as babyproofing, get down on all 4's and see the world through Cole's eyes. Of course remove any hazards, but also make some areas that are safe for him to explore. For example, I moved some pots and pans, as well as some plastic bowls down to a lower cabinet so Evan could explore without constantly hearing the word "No!" I think it gave him more freedom and put a positive spin on it instead of a negative. And brace yourself. Ev was walking between the end of 8 mos. and the beginning of 9. Also be careful of plants. We don't eat them so we don't think of it, but babies may, and many are poisonous that we wouldn't think would be. Enjoy this. It's such a fun age!
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