Another healthy checkup. We got the okay to do forward-facing car seat, but I think we’ll keep him rear-facing for awhile longer. Still breastfeeding, but we’ve also started giving him whole milk. I gave him peanut butter for the first time and he was unimpressed.
Caleb is also pretty small for his age. The doctor asked if me or my husband was a “bottomless pit” growing up. Clearly, that was not me. I’ve always been big and strong for my age. But Josh? Yeah, he could eat whatever he wanted in huge amounts until his metabolism “shut off” in his early twenties. The doctor confirmed that Caleb was also a “bottomless pit” and that I should let him eat as often as he wants in whatever quantities he wants as long as they are healthy selections.
We also got a prescription for fluoride supplements since we have well water.
Here are the stats:
Weight: 20 pounds, 5.5 ounces (15th percentile)
Length: 28.7 inches (16th percentile)
Head Circumference: 18 inches (30th percentile)
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Lexi looked at me like I was nuts (ha – no pun intended) when I tried to give her peanut butter. Now she asks to make her own “PPL” sandwiches, which really means spooning out huge gobs of peanut butter from the jar and eating them as fast as she can before I finish making her a sandwich.
Lexi’s actually dispensed with the ‘l’ part of the PPL (the jelly) and just eats straight peanut butter sandwiches, made with both crunchy and creamy peanut butter. Freak, I know.
I’ve never thought those percentiles mean much. It’s not like having an average-sized head as opposed to a 90th percentile head makes much of a difference. Though it’s perhaps the only time in your life when a 50% isn’t a failing grade.