Sunday, October 5, 2008

Size doesn't matter


Last weekend, Jeff's cousin Jason and his family were in town for vacation. They have an adorable 3 month old little boy, Kai. Now, the last time we took Zoe to the Institutes, I was a little stressed because Zoe was a bit light in the weight department (are we even related?). I know she is predisposed to being underweight but she was looking too thin even with that in mind. Last May, she tipped the scales at 14 pounds at 15 months old and nothing to spare. We set a goal for her to be 19 pounds for her next visit - a pretty aggressive goal considering her progress to date; that's another 5 pounds in 6 months but we made significant changes to her diet. You can imagine the celebration when we took Zoe to the pediatrician's at 18 months old and she clocked in at 17 pounds, 13 ounces. That's almost 4 pounds in 4 months - unbelievable success!.....Then her little cousin Kai rolls in. Three months old and Kai, the little Michelin baby is 16 pounds! My jaw just dropped - size is so relative.

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