We took Leilani to her 15 month wellness check up and learned she's still a lot smaller than we thought. She's 31 inches tall (70%) and 19.75 pounds (7%). She's so very tiny. Looking at her, she doesn't look like one of those super skinny babies that looks like it's underfed. To me at least, Leilani looks just like all the babies I see in clothing advertisements and on TV. She looks normal to me. But the fact that she's in the 7th percentile proves otherwise.
We did get a little scolded by our doctor about how much milk she drinks during the day. She can easily drink 4 10 ounce bottles a day. And that's probably why she has no appetite for solid food. So we've cut back on the milk and try only to give it to her in sippy cups, and push solids more often. We'll see how this goes.
We also spoke to our pediatrician about speech therapy. She suggested we take her to see a specialist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin so I called to talk to them. We'll be getting a questionnaire packet in the mail next Wednesday and then we'll set an appointment after that. I'm really excited about getting some help with this.
Awesome! Way to go mama! Kai is also very small. At 25 months he's 23lbs (5%). I think he will always be just a little guy though (Peter is only 5'2").
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