Growth spurt

We suspected Jake had been through a growth spurt recently. He was a bit restless and suddenly a whole load of his clothes no longer fit. A visit to the health visitor today confirned that. Our big little boy now weighs no less than 7030 g and he's 65.2 cm tall! The doctor predicted he will be 1.97 m tall when he is fully grown, but it could be 4 cm more than that. Wow. He's apparently in the 5th percentile, meaning 95% of Dutch boys are smaller than him at his age.

The doctor also confirmed our other suspicion - Jake is definitely teething. He's very early, but then he seems to be early with most things. I told the doctor he is really good in rolling over and she raised her eyebrows at that because most babies his age can't do that yet. When I lay him on the mat, he immediately flipped over, as if to prove a point! She was very impressed with his strength and muscle control. When she finally gave him his second lot of vaccinations, he only cried out once and then whimpered for a bit. He's such a champ!

This weekend we went away to the seaside with a whole group of friends, most of whom have slightly older kids. Everyone was so impressed with Jake and we were so proud! He was so cheerful and contented - he slept lots, smiled at everyone and chatted away to anyone who would listen. It was so nice for us to spend some time with our friends, catching up and it was also really good to be able to show off our big boy!