Growin' like a weed!

We're starting to see just how true this old saying is! This is exactly what our little Kai has been doing. At his 12 month check-up last week, he weighed in at 24lbs 1oz, and measured 31 3/4" tall!! If anyone is keeping track, that means he's gained nearly 2lbs and grown nearly 2" taller in the 8 weeks he's been home!  His doctor said he's right on track for his age, and his height is 90th percentile and weight is about 75th, so no worries. His first "real" well baby check brought with it our first "real" homework as parents. Three major goals for us to work on over the next several weeks: increase solids and decrease formula (thereby transitioning to cow's milk), wean from bottle and encourage sippy cup drinking, and omit night time feeding. It seems to me they all go hand-in-hand, but she encouraged us to take them one at a time. So far, the increasing solids seems to be going well, and he's enjoyed his first few bottles of whole milk. It seems to me that as he starts eating more solid food, he won't need his night-time feeding, and this was proved correct last night. :-) So, we'll keep plugging along at those two...and save the doozy for later. We've tried the sippy cup a few times, and he just looks at it like, "OK, now what??" A few times, he's just started crying at the sight of it. Since we're still in the trust-building phase of our relationship, this is something I'm not willing to push just yet. Bottle feeding is great for bonding (although I also know you can hold a sippy cup like a bottle and feed...still great for bonding), but when he starts screaming at the sight of the cup...no thanks. So, wish us luck as we help our little baby turn into a little boy (already??). Here's a little video clip of Kai's latest moves!