Happy Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

We are looking forward to the Halloween weekend! My sister, Ashley, is coming tonight to NP and some of Paul's family is coming tomorrow morning! So, we should have a house full of Husker fans and Trick-or-Treater's! It will be a fun time!

Check back for Halloween pictures! Our little penguin is looking to score lots of candy for his mom and dad! Also, I hope to get a few videos posted this afternoon!

Update on Gradyn:

He is now Crawling, Pulling himself up to stand, and has taken a few wobbly steps! He has really gotten mobile within this past week! I thought he would be so much happier when he could crawl and get where he wants to go, but NO, he is not happy unless he is standing or walking. He will crawl up to my legs and then pull himself up to standing against them and wants up. He has also been pulling himself up onto all of the furniture and wants up with us, or will just stand there and bounce because he is so happy! The only problem is that he doesn't have good enough balance yet to move around objects he is standing on, although the past 2 days he has been much better, so he will fall over if he moves around too much.

He is forever on the move as fast as he can go! We're getting scared for when he can run! Which, shouldn't be too much longer, apparently!

He had his 9 month well baby check-up yesterday and here are the stats on that:

Weight: 18 lbs. 5 oz. - 15th percentile

Height: 27 in. - 10th percentile

Head: 75th percentile - can't remember the exact measurement

So, he is still small for his age, but apparently has kind of a big head! Which, I'm sure means he has a big brain! :)

Everything else at his appointment went well. He is meeting or exceeding all of the other milestones. His hemoglobin level was a little bit low, which means he is low in iron, but since he is still on formula we don't need to do anything about it right now. The Dr. said when he is 1 and on cow's milk we will probably need a vitamin supplement if it is still low.

He is still seeing the Physical Therapist twice a month and she thinks everything looks good with him too. She hasn't seem him crawl, pull himself up or any of that stuff yet, so she will have a lot to watch him do this week when she comes!

Everything else with Gradyn is good! He is so much fun! So far we would say his personality is: dramatic, funny, and busy! He is usually always happy, smiley, and going crazy! :)