Almost-Three-Month Checkup

Jonathan, Gracie, and I went to the pediatrician today for Gracie's checkup. (We could have made it to swimming lessons afterwards, but I decided it was cramming in too much in a lot of ways, so we skipped them today. We'll try again tomorrow.) This info may only be interesting to the grandmas, but here goes:

Her stats:

Height: 24.5" (90th %ile)

Weight: 12 lbs., 11 oz. (with clothes on, 50th %ile)

The doc is happy with how she's growing.

You can see last month's checkup here. She dropped from the 90th percentile in weight to the 50th. Obviously that's not a trend we want to continue, but it's not surprising because, out of the last five weeks, she gained during two of them and either held steady or lost during the other three. We must talk about this around Jonathan a lot, because when the nurse weighed Grace, Jonathan was asking whether Gracie gained and then congratulating her on her gains.

I looked back at Jonathan's baby book, and at exactly this age-just short of three months-Jonathan was one ounce lighter than Grace but one inch taller. (No wonder he looked skinnier in his pictures. But he had already started gaining weight on his own and was starting to fill out by this point.) This was also the time that Jeff was on a business trip and Jonathan started projectile vomiting and couldn't stay awake, and his pediatrician told me to take him to the ER. That was a scary experience, to be sure. On a lighter note, Jonathan started learning to grab toys and had his first laugh at this age, so we have fun things to look forward to soon.

Right now, I think my favorite part of the day is right before Jonathan's naptime. For the last couple of days, he has wanted a Bible story. He and I have laid on our tummies and put Grace on her back between us, and I've read the story to them both. She has smiled and cooed and gurgled through the whole story and looked adoringly at her big brother. Neither one of them can get enough of the other. It's really precious.