Remembrancing

I had a beautiful day of memories mixed with expectations.

I met my lovely doula, Alecia, for breakfast at a sweet little bakery. It was like I'd just seen her yesterday for how easy the conversation was, but in reality, it'd been nearly 10 months since we'd spoken in person.

In an added blessing, we got to discuss pregnancy on even ground...she's set to deliver her first little one in October, just around Jensen's birthday!! It was just wonderful to sit and talk and simply be around someone you like so much, especially in such a serene setting. For most of the morning, we were the only ones there and got the place to ourselves.

Termite also had a checkup today, and after spending all morning talking about how little he once was with someone who was there then, too, it was amazing to see how far and how fast he has come.

At birth, he was 11.1 pounds...a mere 10 and a half months later, he has more than doubled his body weight and is tipping the scales at nearly 25. And, technically, he was more than tipping the scale, as the "baby" scale in the doctor's office is now too small for him, with his head hanging off one end and his feet coming off the other when we got him to lay down so the doc could move the weights. Truthfully, we all put in a hand to steady him and he was weighed standing up, as he simply would not stay still when it was so fun to "help" move the weights!

As for height, he is a giant! Coming in at the 97% for height, he is already 31 inches long (for those of you doing the math, that comes out to a tiny bit over 2 and a half feet.....that's nearly half of MY height!)

Tomorrow is gym day. I am thrilled to report that with a little help holding his weight, he is able to do foward flips on the bar and loves to walk on his hands with someone holding his feet. Perhaps someday he'll be an Olympian?