Today I took Nate for his 6 month check-up. Apart from several shots that he needed to get, he had a good visit and flirted with the doctor the entire time. He loves ladies, our little man! She said that he is a bit ahead of the schedule physically given his rolling, sitting and lunging/scooting habits lately and that his bottom two teeth are on the verge of popping through any day now (as if his teething behavior lately didn't already tell me that :)). They were impressed with the variety of foods he prefers - avocado, prunes and sweet potatoes being the favorites - and also with his sleep patterns - over 12 hours at night (10 hours straight and then back to bed for a few more hours) and approximately 4 hours of naps a day. Here are his stats:
Height: 27" (55th percentile)
Weight: 16 lbs. (25th percentile)
Head Circumference: 17-3/4" (50th percentile)
His weight has dropped a bit since last month (percentage-wise, not in actual pounds) as he had always hovered around the 50th percentile, but they said it's no cause for concern since he still nurses well and is eating two meals a day. They think it's just because he is so physically active so early. It's strange for us to have a child in the lower percentiles since Ben was always our large, strapping boy in the 90th+ percentile :). Of course the difference in weight is so minute that Nate doesn't seem much smaller than Ben was at this age. Just goes to show that all babies are different and our two boys are as different as can be!
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