He clusters the essays in groups of from four to seven within categories such as shelter (tepee, igloo, wigwam, quonset hut), clothing (moccasin, mukluk, shoepac, poc boot, parka, anorak, mackinaw), food from plants (hominy, corn pone, succotash, squash, saguaro), and fur-bearers (muskrat, raccoon, skunk, carcajou, quickhatch, woodchuck, chipmunk).
Your baby will continue to grow rapidly during these months. The typical eight-month-old boy weighs between 17.5 and 22 pounds (8 to 10 kg). Girls tend to weigh half a pound less. By his first birthday, the average child has tripled his birth weight and is 28 to 32 inches (71 to 81 cm) tall. Head growth between eight and twelve months slows down a bit from the first six months. Typical head size at eight months is 17 1â2 inches (44.5 cm) in circumference; by one year, itâs 18 inches (46 cm).
Weight Gain Patterns. Between 1 to 4 months of age, an infant will generally gain 1 1/2 to 2 pounds per month, explains HealthyChildren.org, the website published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. From 4 to 7 months, his weight gain will slow to 1 to 1 1/2 pounds each month. A healthy baby boy will weigh between 14 1â2 and 17 1â2 pounds at 8 months; infant girls normally weigh about half a pound less than infant boys. By 12 months of age, a baby weighs about three times more than she did at birth.