Mind-numbing numbers

Wahoo! Today my blog reached more than 1,000 page views! I’d like to thank my fans, well Liam fans, and to all the family members that visit because they know I’ll ask, “did you visit the blog today?” You should send my blog link to anybody that might want to read about our exciting life, I’m hoping to be a professional blogger one day.

Other, more important, numbers this week – Liam had his nine month check up and he weighs in at a svelte 21 pounds, 9.6 ounces. I could have sworn he weighed 50 pounds, especially when I have to carry him as I vacuum the house because he’s scared of the vacuum – that sucks. I’ve had more than one old lady tell me, “he could live off those cheeks for weeks!,” or “boy, he looks like he’s hungry”. This makes me feel bad, as if I’m overfeeding him, but the doctor says she thinks he’s healthy and I don’t need to worry about changing his diet. Once he starts walking and crawling faster, he’ll be dropping ounces like Valerie Bertinelli on Jenny Craig. He has a body mass index of 17.45, which I can’t believe they calculate for babies and he is in the 67% percentile for his age. You might be wondering what that means. . .well it means that he is fatter than 67 percent of other kids his age. . . .hmmm, when you put it that way. . .

He is 30 inches long, or 2.5 feet tall, depending on how you look at things. This is funny for me to think about. Before I know it he’ll be half as tall as I am! He is in the 86th percentile in height, so if you didn’t catch on above, this means he is taller than 86 percent of kids his age.

Now for the big numbers – his head measures in a whopping 47.7 centimeters, or almost 19 inches! Holy crap. This is definitely not average and his head is bigger than 96.7% of other kids. . . so, you got it, he’s in the 96th percentile for his head size. It’s because he’s smart. . .or it could be that all of Jeremy’s family has big heads and it just happen to be passed down to his offspring. . .or both. Don’t worry – I asked the doctor if this was okay – she said there was nothing to worry about, except trying to buy only shirts that have buttons in the neck area.

I’m sure your mind is numb from all these numbers, so I’ll save the rest of my statistics for another day. Keep reading and increasing those page views. . . oh, and don’t forget to comment too.