Remember how we were worried about Miles’ weight because his growth stalled and his percentile plummeted? (Okay, by we I mean I.) And how I’ve been stuffing him with waffles and Quiche and all things eggy, breaded, cheesy, fried, and meaty? And how his growth curve has recently resembled a prairie more than a foothill? He [...]
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Good News!
Posted in Food, Pediatrician, Worry, tagged food, Gay and Lesbian, parenting, pediatrician, swimming, toddler, toddler eating on July 11, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Size: Small
Posted in Food, Pediatrician, Worry, tagged Celiac disease, cooking, food, parenting, pediatrician, toddler, toddler eating, toddler nutrition, weight check on June 23, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Miles, though obviously a budding poet/athlete/astronomer/zoologist/engineer, spent most his first year being stunningly average. At every medical appointment, his height and weight came in at the 50th percentile. I for one felt absurdly proud of this: we had created a child whose measurements were in no way objectionable! No one could find fault with the [...]
Roseola!
Posted in Body Fluids, Breastfeeding, Pediatrician on July 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
So, Miles got his first fever Sunday night and has been cooking ever since. The doctor says it’s Roseola — a virus that usually gives a high fever for three days (or as many as seven!), followed by a ghastly whole-body rash when the fever breaks. Our poor little guy has been pitiful. He grips [...]
Nine
Posted in Movement, Pediatrician, Speech, Worry on July 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
As Miles’ nine-month check-up approached today, Robin and I were feeling pretty relaxed. As we packed the diaper bag, we tried to think of questions for the doctor. Usually I have 953 questions, ranging from “Will the sound of screeching subway brakes deafen Miles, and if so can I purchase special baby noise-canceling headphones and [...]
And the Eat Goes On…
Posted in Food, Pediatrician on April 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“‘I’m sure any child of yours has to love food,” our friend Julia predicted, nodding sagely. She made this prediction while I was pregnant, and she was right. The child loves to eat. A couple of months ago, people kept asking us, “Have you started solid foods?” They asked it with such intensity, sometimes I [...]
Oh Yeah — The Stats!
Posted in Body Fluids, Food, Movement, Pediatrician on April 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
So, I totally forgot to post Miles’ stats from his six-month checkup. Whoopsie. Here they are. Weight: 16 pounds, 6 ounces (31st percentile, down from 47th percentile) Height: 26.5 inches (54th percentile, up from 38th percentile) So he’s been burning off some of those double chins and putting most of his growth into getting taller. She said it’s normal [...]
Chow Fun
Posted in Food, Pediatrician, Worry on April 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
We are go for food! I repeat, we are go for food! At the six-month checkup on Monday, our pediatrician gave us the green light to go beyond dabbling in food and start feeding this kid for real. No one could be happier than Miles himself. Ever since we first dipped our finger in something [...]
