9 month checkup

Kale had his 9 month check-up today. His stats...

weight 22.13 lbs (75th percentile)

height 27.25 inches (50th percentile- I think)

His ear was looking a lot better after four days of the newest antibiotic- yay! But not so good news he has to have some bloodwork done because our zipcode is a "high risk" area for lead. Nothing to really worry about just a precaution, but definitely not a very fun one :(.

Kale is pulling up on everything and walks along the couch. He loves climbing the steps anytime he can. There are only three and he has only fallen down two so far. The bumps and bruises have started, but they haven't slowed Kale down at all! He is also eating more & more table food and still has just two teeth. I took some pictures last night after his bath right before bed. Can you tell someone was getting him wound up?!? This afternoon it was pretty warm when we got home from Springfield so we all spent some time outside :)! Kale did some swinging and played with Daisy some while Jason cleaned out the garage.

pulling up on his truck

dogpiling dad

just a swingin'

Update

It has been a long time since anything got posted on here so a general update from the Pollard family. Since the last update (the end of February) we have had some exciting times. We have made two trips to the Emergency Room for Kale. He was having trouble breathing, but after breathing treatments and some antibiotics for his ear infections he is doing better. Hopefully the newest antibiotic (the third one for the same ear infection) will finally clear that up and he will be all better! You would never know that he doesn't feel good though because he is always playing hard so anytime he quits eating or playing we know something is up.

Jason went back to MO for Justin's Surprise 30th Birthday Party. I hear there was great food and fun! Kale & I stayed home to recover from stomach flu (me) and the first ER trip (Kale). I don't have any pictures though- I forgot to send the camera with Jason. Megan has some great pics on her blog though. Ed & Lola came over to visit for an afternoon (post below).

We went back to Missouri last weekend. We watched Chelsey's 6th grade basketball game, spent the afternoon with the Pollard family (we missed you Megan & Chase) in Shelbina, had Sunday lunch with my mom, dad, & the Belts (minus Jessi) and then went to a baby shower for my aunt! I don't have any pictures from that weekend either though. Not only did I forget my camera at home I forgot the baby shower gift. I remembered about 2 hours into the drive back and Jason said we weren't turning around :).

This last week the weather was nice enough we were able to go outside for a while. We are all excited for the nice weather to get here to stay so we can spend more time outside! This weekend we had rain and it is cooler so hopefully it will warm back up this week and maybe I will have some pictures to post soon!

Gma & Gpa Visit

A few weekends ago Grandma Lola & Grandpa Ed came over to visit Kale (and Jason & I) for the day. We had a good visit and Kale had lots of fun. He played hard all day long before crashing that afternoon and taking a 2 1/2 hour nap.

Kale with Grandma & Grandpa Pollard

getting some kisses from grandpa