Ellie had a well baby visit this morning and I wanted to get the details down. She awoke with a runny nose (yellow snot, lovely) and cough (rather barky, and Dr. Jen informs me croup is going around. Great.) but we went anyhow. Turns out, the only shot she needed was her last Hep A so we just did it--she had no fever, just the nose, cough, and shiny pink eardrums. Oy.
So, Miss Beanie continues to be my teeny tiny girl. Okay, my skinny, long girl. She gained only 3 ounces or so from her last appointment, and now weighs a whopping 19 pounds 11 ounces. Whew! That puts her just below the 2nd percentile for weight. (Lil's stats are here if you are interested.) Length wise she was 31.25", putting her in roughly the 35 percentile. I'm sure I don't have to tell you what a pain in the tuckus it is to try to fit the girl for pants. :oS
There were two concerns this visit, neither of them huge. The first was the weight. Jen wasn't at all concerned. Truly. She said the biggest thing is she has no extra body fat whatsoever which can be a concern when winter really hits and Lil starts bringing home all those fun germs from school. She said she knows I feed my girl very well (lots of lean proteins, whole milk, whole milk yogurt, fresh fruits and veggies, etc.), and she was not at all worried, but that if I wanted to give her a Pediasure or Boost every couple of days (or, on those days when she decides she's just not going to eat--don't you just LOVE toddlers??) that that would be a way to get some extra nutrients in her. I'm good with that.
*****If you have a problem with potty/bathroom talk, you will want to skip this next paragraph.*****
The other problem (which I haven't blogged about, but since this is a journal for family records sake, here goes) is Ellie's bathroom behavior, more to the point, number twos. She goes only every few days, creating some big issues for herself. I've been pushing whole grains, fiber and dried fruits to help alleviate some of the problem, and Jen suggested adding 2 oz of pear juice mixed with 2 oz of water do her daily regime. Perfect! I hadn't even thought of that. Duh! I've known so many tiny tykes who have had issues with BMs (I cannot believe I'm even writing this...:sigh:) and I didn't want this to become one for Ellie. We're pretty good to go if we're home when the need strikes since I can just put her right on the potty. If we're out, though, there can be lots of crying and pain because there is just no room in her diaper for all there is to get out. I have high hopes for this pear juice, that's all I'm sayin'. :oP
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Finally, her head is still small, at around 17.75", putting her in the 15th percentile, but given we are a family of rather small headed folks (I'm looking at YOU, GG and Liss!) this is nothing to worry over.
In the end, she's growing and developing beautifully, hitting all her milestones (and then some!), shows no signs of autism, and is gaining weight slowly because she burns so many calories she's so busy. A mom can't complain about any of that. :o)
6 comments:
So glad your tiny bit is growing! I can't wait to see how big Miss Emery is at her 2 yr well check on the 10th! I'll be sure to post.
Hooray for good check ups!
Miss Hal Pal will be attending college in dipes. :( hopefully that pear juice will fix Ellie Bean right up.
Does she like avocado?? It is suppose to be good for gaining weight in babies.
Prune juice on the baby aisle, one 4 oz. bottle per day mixed with water is the only thing I've found to keep Grace going. She seems to like.
She is so tiny :) Jamison has the same BM issue and we give her apple/prune juice every once in a while. Gerber makes a combined one or you can just make it yourself. Works like a charm!! I love well visits...Jamison just had hers yesterday. She's at the other end of the scale from the Bean...lol.
I used the apple/prune juice for my little guy. It's in the baby aisle and comes in those 4 oz bottles. That seems to help. I also give him the Fiber Gummies, but he's older.
I also feel you on the weight. My son is almost 6 and weights 35, maybe 36 pounds. Sigh, he refused Pediasure too.
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