A Weighty Matter

Mitchie is growing! He weighed in yesterday at 31 pounds - which calculates to be the 11th percentile for weight. He had been below the chart for the past 2 years. We just weeded outgrown clothes for the first time too in 2 years. It seemed he would never get out of 18 month - 2 year size clothes. He's in 3T and even some of Luke's old 4T shirts.

All this means eating has gone better. He still has a limited diet of mostly stage 3 baby food and oatmeal, supplemented by Pediasure to round out his nutrition. There are still times when you just can't get him to eat, but they happen less. We are so glad we resisted getting him a feeding tube!

Admittedly with weight comes increased difficulty. A non-ambulatory, totally reliant child who gets heavier and heavier has some downsides - like Mommy huffing and puffing when carrying him up 2 flights of stairs. And, we'll mourn when he outgrows the hanging jumper he's in a lot! But an appetite and growing is oh so normal. Yay Mitchell!