Today we had our one year doctor’s appointment. Miranda is now 29 inches tall and 17 lbs, 13 ounces. Eleanor is 30 inches and 18 lbs, 12 ounces. Our pediatrician didn’t seem too concerned, but she did seem to emphasize that Miranda and Eleanor need to gain more weight. Their weight percentile has been dropping quite a bit since six months and our pediatrician wanted us to focus on helping them gain more weight. We’re supposed to come back for another measurement in four to six weeks.
Besides the weight question, the doctor’s appointment seemed to go fine. Developmentally, they seem fine. They had a couple of shots today, including the one for chicken pox. We thought Eleanor and Miranda seemed more fussy than usual after this shot, but we may be imagining it.
Anyway, throughout the rest of the day it was clear that our thoughts were in what we need to change about how and what we feed our kids. I think part of relative lack of weight gain is that Miranda and Eleanor have been transitioning away from formula to whole milk, as well as starting to reduce the number of bottles they have in a day. They are also not quite making up for it in the solids that they eat. Tonight, I fed Eleanor most of two jars of baby food (peas & rice and most of a jar of turkey), as well as some cheese. At the end, Eleanor raised her arms to say that she was done eating and refused to take any more. I think that should be enough for a dinner, but Agnes and I probably need to do a little more thinking. Agnes will be writing more on her thoughts on this topic.