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One big parenting frustration we have had since our son was about 9 months has been his weight. He has always been small, as in right around the 5th percentile. But at his 9 month appointment, he fell below that. Actually, considerably below that. Of course, as a mom I freaked out! The doctor even mentioned the […]

My little peanut certainly earned her nickname.  She was born 7lbs 8oz and wore her newborn sized clothing with pride until she was at least 6 weeks old.  She’s always been on the lower end of the growth chart.  We went for weekly weight checks for the first few weeks of her life, mostly due […]

Like Mrs. Tricycle, my stomach has always been the last place to show that I’ve been eating too much junk food. My pants’ size is usually two sizes larger than what I’d wear in dresses with an a-line silhouette because weight always goes to my butt and thighs, but my upper body has always been […]

Now that I’m 34 weeks and getting closer and closer to “baby day,” I’ve started estimating what I think my total weight gain will be with the pregnancy. And, I’ll be honest, I haven’t been particularly thrilled with the number I’ve been coming up with! See the belly? It’s getting quite large! And I had […]

As I posted before, Baby Y had a rocky start with breastfeeding, and his weight plummeted dangerously. When it was clear that we were having problems, we bought a baby scale so that we could more closely monitor his progress between doctor’s check-ups and make sure he was gaining at a steady clip. Baby Y […]