While he was sleeping last night, David kept coughing so I thought it might be best to keep him at home. I wasn’t sure it was a good idea but the two boys played together so much that I was so thrilled and snapped these (far from perfect) photos.
Nataniel had his six month appointment today and he’s doing well except for his weight. He is at 30% height, 50% head circumference but only 10% for weight. He was 25-30% last time (at four months) so this is sort of bad. To be fair, he’s looking and acting all healthy but I will nurse him extra long for a while and give him some daily solids and pray that he gains some weight.
My little boy also got a ton of shots today but he’s such a trooper that he barely cried. I hope David will be the same way when we go back next week for his flu shot.
I always hated those percentile measurements. My son was always at the bottom. He’s small (both his parents aren’t tall and we are also slender). Riley is healthy, perfect for him and the smartest kid in his class. He’s the best reader in his class (the only anglophone in a french school). In order to even make those graphs, they need kids at both ends for the middle to be “normal”. Unless your doctor was overly concerned, I wouldn’t be either. All kids grown in their own time and in their own way.
I agree with Kim. My middle one was above the 97% mark as a baby even though he was breastfed…now as a 13 year old he is under weight.
Wish I could say the same for me. Sigh.
Maybe I’m undertall?
lol stefanie, i’ll go with undertall for me too!!
thank you for your kind words. I am trying not to worry. I am nursing as much as he wants and giving him some solids and we’re going back to the doctor’s in a month so I’ll cross my fingers.