Valerie stats
So I’m running behind this morning because it was time for Val’s 2-month well baby visit. She weighed in at 10 pounds 9 ounces and was 22 1/2 inches. The doc is quote-unquote thrilled with her growth, and so am I. According to their charting, she’s 50th percentile plus on both height and weight, but the online calculators are saying more like 25th weight and 35th height, which would jibe with that according to my records, she’s almost exactly the same size that Sadie was at this age. Both of them seem to have no relation at all between the point on the chart they were at when they were born and the curve they wound up choosing. Fascinating.
Speaking of which, did you see this? Breastfed babies put weight on in a different pattern, which is something I’d seen before in the breastfeeding info I’ve looked at, but apparently the WHO is going to publish new charts that regard breastfed babies as the norm. I believe the CDC redid their charts about 5 years ago, and they’re based on a mix of breastfed and formula fed babies.
Anyway, Val is set for the next two months. She got her first set of shots today, which she took with relative equanimity. Poor kid. Beats the hell out of the alternative, though.
poor little bunny. I hate needles.
Posted by caltechgirl on 04/25 at 01:51 PM
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