Doctor Visit for Weight Check

We took Paige back to the doctor today to check how her weight is progressing. Dr. Herrbold wanted to make sure that she is gaining weight since she fell off the curve at her 15 month appt. She weighed in at 18lbs and 4.5 oz, so that is a 5.5 oz gain in one month. Her doctor said that was a 'typical' gain...hey, we will take it! That sounds much better than what we have heard in the past. Typical does not cause me stress about worrying how I am going to get my little girl to eat more or worrying that something may be wrong. She is still below the growth chart for her weight, but she is progressing. As for her height and head circumference, she is in the 25th percentile...so she is doing great there!


We go back for her 18 month appt. in January, so hopefully she will still be progressing as expected. Please say a little prayer for my petite little angel. Here she is posing on the stool while we wait for Dr. Herrbold to come in...what a ham! By the way, Paige did excellent with the stethoscope this time. Thanks to a lot of practicing at home with Aunt Abby's old stethoscope and some moral support from "Baby"(she got examined first today)!