growing baby

I Kissed the Baby is one of the first books we read Mateo–perhaps the very first book way back in the day.  Anyway, he loves this book and last night he was flipping through the pages, found the page where the mama duck kisses the baby duck, brought his head down and kissed the book!  And he did it again and again.  Mateo kissing the book was just the cutest thing to see–and it was his very own idea.  I always kiss Mateo when I get to that page, but I’ve never kissed the book.  It almost made me cry, it was such a sweet sight.  This morning while Ilya was taking care of him, Mateo found the I Kissed the Baby book, flipped to the mama duck page and kissed the baby again.  What a love bucket he is!

In other news, Mateo went to the pediatrician for his first year appointment yesterday.  He’s 23 pounds, 2 ounces (50th percentile) and 29.5 inches tall (50th percentile).  His head’s still in the 25th percentile which is just on track for him.  Mateo was a total goofball at the doctors, he was walking all over blowing raspberries and smiling hugely.