Friday, February 10, 2012

We are CONSTITUTIONALLY SMALL afterall!

So the girls had their 4 and 6 years well check ups, and once again I broached the issue of height/weight with our daughters' pediatrician. Dr. Ott is wonderful, and he sat down and explained to me why I don't have to be even a bit worried right now. The girls are both in the 3rd percentile for height. Hailey is also in the 3rd percentile for weight, and Clara is in the 25th for the same. However, when you factor in my height and my spouse's height, you come up with 5'3. Now, subtract 5 inches because they are girls and you get 4'10" as their GROWTH POTENTIAL. If you find 4'10" on the growth chart, it is the 3RD PERCENTILE for an adult female! How's that for special math! Yay! So, they'll monitor their growth and their weight and see what happens. More than likely, they will just be normally petite. But if they deviate below the 3rd percentile we may consider HGH supplements. But there's a good size window before we have to worry about that. So thankful for some relief in this realm of littleness.

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