Ian at 1 Year + 10 days

First, the stats:

Length = 28 1/2 inches (10th percentile)

Weight = 18 lbs, 14 oz (about 4th percentile)

Head circumfrence = 44 1/2 cm (above the 95th percentile!)

Hmm, why such a big head? Maybe he's just super smart! Why so lean? Guess he has the Thompson genes.

Apparently, Ian is also a little ahead of the curve, developmentally. The doc says he's doing things that are more usually seen in 15 month olds. See? An overachiever already...

Ian has been walking for about a month now, and getting steadier every day. His top left molar is next on the agenda, and with it, I'm sure lots of crankiness.

Since I started this post almost a month ago (ack!), things have continued to move along. Another bottom tooth is coming in and Ian is getting ready to run one of these days. It's amazing, and I'm not completely ready for it. Oh well.

Here's a pic from the birthday bash, with Will being the ever-helpful big brother. Enjoy!

Baby steps

Ian is 11 months, 2 weeks old today. He started taking a few steps here and there last week, and by today (Sunday) is pretty much full-fledged walking. Albeit very tentatively with lots of thrills and spills. His other favorite activities are pointing -- at everything -- and clapping his hands. We've even seen a little bit of dancing. Ian can also throw a ball, play peek 'a boo, and roll a ball back to you. It's non-stop action in the Thompson household these days. Enjoy the video montage of his first steps. Helmet and knee pads not required...

It's coming back.

'Nuf said. Bring back the mustache! Who could forget Magnum P.I.? Burt Reynolds? Yosemite Sam? Your dad in 1976?

This version was the tail end of Christian's successful beard experiment. Quite a specimen. Needless to say, this picture is all that remains of his "mustache for a day." Enjoy.