He weighs 17.75 pounds which brings him in at around the 10th percentile. But he measured about 50-75th % for height (I think he's 28.5 inches) and 50th % for head circumference. And generally speaking he's in great health. At 9 months babies are given their first developmental test and he passed all the questions, so that's positive too.
The doctor said he's free to eat anything we are eating and to just try different foods. This was good to hear since the baby food is starting to lose its appeal to Lukas. He'll take a spoonful and then put his hand in his mouth and take the food out (gross, yes). So I think we are done with baby food. I now have even more reasons to cook at home and eat more fruits and veggies. It's funny how I care greatly about making sure Lukas gets organic food and very little crappy processed food, but don't follow this advice myself all the time. Also, according to the doc, apparently if you offer a baby a food atleast 10 times, they'll eventually acquire a taste for it. So she said not to give up if there was a food he didn't like at first. So far the kid hasn't met a food he doesn't like. Which is ironic given how skinny he is. He's just so full of energy that I think he burns it all off quickly.
As the doc was leaving the room, she stopped and said to me "You know you could just add cheese to all his meals to try to fatten him up." If only my doctor would say that to me! HA.
By the way, please ignore my creepy voice in the video. Please, and thanks. Oh and you can fast forward to about the 30 second mark when he starts smiling and talking...I don't know how to edit down the videos!
ReplyDeleteEli was a skinny little one too! Our doc told us to add butter to all his veggies...he's a 50% 2yr old now! I'm sure Lukas will "bulk up" in time. Also... Brit has a few leg rolls she could spare if he wants one or two!
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