yeah, so i'm posting mischa's 9-month-update when he's just a few days shy of TEN months old, but, better late than never, right? so it's official -- mr. misch has now been on the outside as long as he was on the inside. not quite as cozy out here in this big world, but i'd imagine a bit more fun.
misch had his 9-month appointment about a month ago (it was a week early, as his appointments usually are -- he likes to keep ahead of the curve). even though his weight gain has been slowing down significantly the last couple months and not nearly as dramatic as it used to be, and even though people keep saying his cheeks arent nearly as plump as they once were and his thighs no longer so wonderfully over-the-top sumo-wrestler-like with their many rolls, at least dr. lieber, our beloved pediatrician, assured us that he is still perfectly chubby and extremely healthy. he says he's still the michelin baby and looks delightfully well-fed :) mischa clocked in around the 80th and 85th percentiles for weight and height, at 21 pounds 8 ounces, and 29 1/4 inches tall. the funny thing is that his head circumference is only in the 29th percentile -- so whereas he used to be very tall and chubby with an exactly average head, he's now just _somewhat_ tall and chubby, with a rather small head. i guess his oversized brain is just crammed into a small space, meaning many extra wrinkles, which explains his genius (of course).
so let's see, what else to say about his 9th & 10th month? he's crawling like a champ, now VERY fast and quite elegant - a perfect hand-knee-hand-knee technique, unlike his crawling when he was 7-8 months old which often involved help from other body parts such as his forehead, belly toes, and chest, and resembled more of an army-crawl-crossed-with-inchworm (with a touch of "downward facing dog" for good measure). now he can sprint from the front door of our apartment to the back in 2 seconds flat. he is still very much enjoying pulling up on things to standing position, and has gotten much bolder with it -- now able to balance with only one hand holding on, and has even started cruising (walking along the furniture while holding on). everyone says "he'll be walking by christmas," and so far he seems to be on pace for that, if not sooner.
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stay tuned for photos from our last-minute visit to the reid side of the family, where mischa got to meet his Great Grandpa Reid and play with his many lovely cousins.
