Today was Hannah's 9 month well check-up and I was stunned to see that she was in the 75th percentile for height (28 inches) but only in the 25th percentile for weight (17 lbs. 5 oz.)! Christopher and Sarah have NEVER been below the 70th percentile in either category, with the exception of Christopher who was briefly in the 50th percentile for weight when he was 2 weeks old. He has more than compensated for that little dip ever since. For fun, here are the comparative weights and heights of all 3 kids at their 9 month check-ups:
Hannah - 17 lbs. 5 oz. (25%); 28 in. (75%)
Sarah - 21 lbs. 11 oz. (75%); 29 in. (90%)
Christopher - 21 lbs. 13 oz. (75%); 30 in. (94%)
After the doctor saw the shocked look on my face upon hearing "25th percentile", she assured me that it is normal to see a dip in the growth curve around this age due to increasing physical activity. I said, "Yes, but that just never happened with my other two!" I'm not worried at all because Hannah is as healthy as a horse and I must say that she is delightfully easy to carry around on my hip.
The next couple of videos will display her increasing physical activity. The first video is a cute one of her playing peek-a-boo with a blanket (endless entertainment) and the second video shows her moving around the floor with her newest abilities of pulling herself forward from sitting to semi-crawling and then scooting backwards until she is sitting upright again.
The second video is a bit longer and perhaps a bit boring for those of you who don't find the giddy excitement over a baby's milestones. Even though this is our 3rd child, we still gush over every little new ability of Hannah's as if we'd never seen it before.
4 comments:
Jenna, Olivia, Ean, and I watched and enjoyed both videos! The kids are wondering what Christopher said he ate with his burrito. We couldn't quite understand. See you Sunday!
Alison
Pretzel fish (the pretzel version of goldfish).
Dpon't stress about the height/weight ratio - Amy is 95th (!!!!) for height and only 20th for weight. Our Doctor said these are MODEL PROPORTIONS - don't think we'll be sending her to the catwalk though - maybe basketball?
Gerry
Here are what my boys were at 9 months:
Luke - 20 lbs. 15.1 oz. / 28.5 in.
Elijah - 23 lbs. 3 oz. (84%) / 29 in. (90%)
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