Levi's one year checkup took a suprising turn today...Here are the stats.
Head - 18 inches (25-50%)
Length - 30 inches (50-75%)
and then there's the suprise:
Weight - 19.6 lbs (5-10%)
Yes I said 5-10%! It seems that Levi is now following in his big brother's footsteps. Apparently between his 9 month and 12 month appointment he should have gained an average of 9 grams per day. Instead, he only gained 7.2 grams per day. The good news is that this time around the doctor is not alarmed. She said since she now understands Stevie's history of high metabolism (oh poor Stevie) and since they have done tests on Judah and see that nothing is wrong, then we aren't going to worry so much about Levi. She instructed me to do the same things I was told to do with Judah-increase his milk intake, add butter to his food when possible and make sure he's getting good fatty foods like cheese, yogurt, beans, etc.
The funny thing is, we would've never guessed this was going to pan out like this today. Stevie and I were SO SURE Levi weighed at least 20 if not 22 lbs. And then to top it off, he eats SO MUCH! I give him the same serving sizes as Judah, he often eats what Judah doesn't touch and then he also asks for food all throughout the day. There are some moments where I have worried that we are feeding him too much-apparently I'm not feeding him enough!
You can't tell by this picture though!
1 comments:
M-
I know that we don't know each other very well. But, I read your blog post a few posts back about losing Baby Maria.
It's just been in my mind & on my heart, and you guys have been in my prayers.
I wanted to give you this website because---2 years ago this month, we lost our baby, Masyn. I felt very much like I had nothing tangible to acknowledge that pregnancy. I had no birth certificate. I had no death certificate. I had a few things here at the house....but what this group called Angel Whispers did was print up the most precious certificate which I have framed over my nightstand. They sent me an international care package, and one one of their volunteers & I chatted via email. I was surrounded by family & friends who felt sorry for us, but nobody who could really say, "me too," or "I felt that way too."
So, it's just been on my mind & I thought I'd share with you since it was so helpful to me.
www.angelwhispers.ca
~BLD
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