9 month appointment

Kavin went in to see his doc day before for his 9 month appt. At 9 month and a week old, he weighed in at a healthy 8.7 kgs (over 19 lbs) and has grown 1.5 cms more since his last appt 2 1/2 months back. The doc said he was pure muscles and bones and was ecstatic by his progress. So was I!!

He got his measles shot and cried for like a second. His chest congestion was all clear and his responses were on the spot. He was in such high spirits at the hospital. He made friends with a girl and was talking to her continually. Got a lot of attention and sweet talk from the people around, and he just basked in it!

Next visit is after he turns a year old.

Kavin's first cold!

I noticed a little runny nose on Kav about a week ago. The next day, the doc diagnosed cold as well as severe chest congestion. He seemed really surprised that he hasen't been having coughing bouts. Cold drops and antibiotics for 5 days has helped him to totally recover. Thankfully, his appetite and sleep were not affected. If anything, he seemed more hyper than usual!

Rajesh had to go to Hyderabad for a job fair recruitment drive. So we stayed at my mom's for a couple of days. Kav was just so happy to explore new territory, that he tired himself by crawling around my mom's spacious living and dining areas. He has become great at sitting down after standing. He neatly kneels down and goes about his business. But there are still some falling and crying incidents.

Kav's weight at the doc's was 8.5 kgs!! But I will believe it after we check it out at his regular ped's office. Gotta take him for his measles shot in a few days. I can't believe that he is 9 months old already. He is into double digits from today.

Weaning

I've been meaning to write about the weaning process, but it has been taking a back seat to recording other exciting stuff. Kavin has been totally weaned and on formula completely for more than a month now.

I kick started the process after Kavin completed 6 months. All the stories that I heard talked about babies not being ready to give up the comfort of breast feeding and that getting them to give up the last feed for the night was the hardest. So that's where I started! Kavin took to the bottle without any problem. It's as if he didn't notice! Every week, I replaced a feed. In the end, I just nursed him in the morning for about two weeks, and then stopped that too. My body recovered very quickly as well. Kavin didn't care and it's been so easy to get out ever since. All in all, a good experience.

I loved nursing him as long as it lasted, but I was ready to end it as well. I did feel some pangs the first day that I stopped. Will I miss all those intimate moments when it feels as if Kavin is looking and talking only to me? But everything's just the same.

Kavin's now 8 1/2 months old and just celebrated his first New Year. His chittis were so cute to get him a New Year card and cake. He is so pampered by them and he just loves all the attention!