Esther had her twelve-month check-up this morning. She weighed in at 16 pounds, 14 ounces--that's nearly a two-and-a-half pound weight gain in the last seven weeks! I had hoped she would make it to sixteen pounds, so I was surprised and pleased that she was so much over that! Of course, she did have an enormous breakfast this morning, so maybe that added a few ounces to her weight... She still isn't quite on the U.S. growth chart, but she's close to the tenth percentile on the WHO, so I'm happy. I'd still like someone to explain to me why low weight in and of itself is a health concern. I realize that low weight is associated with all kinds of health issues, but if health problems have been ruled out and the child is developing normally, has plenty of energy, and has the opportunity to eat more food if they want it, I fail to see why it's necessary for parents to go to Herculean efforts to make their child bigger.
Esther has also grown an inch and a quarter since her last check-up. So our little girl isn't as little as she used to be!
She had three injections at this visit: boosters of the two catch-up vaccines that she got last time, plus chicken pox. She's not reacting nearly as badly to this set as she did to the last ones--a little whinier than usual, but no fever. Here's hoping she sleeps well tonight! She's already cried in her sleep twice, which is not a good sign. Sigh.
