Kalel 10 Months

Kalel is 10 Months old! I cant even believe that he has been in my life for almost a year already... He is learning so many new things every day! Just in this month... He is learning to eat by himself, he can almost use a spoon on his own- and he is eating table food. His new words in the past month are "Bye-Bye" "Baby" "Bear" and he is  pointing to everything. His new thing is pointing at me when he is touching something he is not supposed to be messing with because I always point when I tell him "No" - I guess that is what I have to look forward to next- him telling me "no" Lol Im laughing now, but Im sure I wont be too thrilled wen the time comes :o) He also learned how to clap and raise his hands up in the air (Soooo Big!), and is dancing to music (so freakin cute!!) We ended up having to take him for bloodwork at the end of May because his skin was yellowish-orange and the results came back that his Carotene level is super high, a normal level is 85 and his was 983!!! We were refferred to a GI Specialist which we went to on June 22nd and it was Dr. Tech- she didnt seem overly worried about it and assured us that most healthy babies will have high carotene levels and that is normal because they are pretty much vegetarian until 9months of age. But, because his was 10X higher than average they are playing it safe and told us to cut back on fruits and veggies that are high in beta-carotene and he goes back for more bloodwork in September they are going to check carotene again and then his cholesterol and kidney function because in rare cases high carotene can be associated with kidney disease, diabetes, and high cholesterol! So we are keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that all is well.... 

 

 At the GI Specialist in his little gown :)

Meanwhile I am so thankful to be able to work part-time and spend so much time with Kalel at home, he is really benefiting from it- I was even told by a complete stranger in the grocery store the other day that I must spend alot of time with him because he is very smart for a 10 month old! That makes it all worth it... I love being a Mommy to this precious little boy <3