Well today we had our one-month visit to the doctor, and we were happy to learn that progress is being made. He's grown 1.25" since his visit 4 weeks ago, and put on nearly 1.75 lbs. At this rate we can look forward to a kid who'll weigh-in at over 300 lbs on his 16th birthday. But we don't worry because he'll be more than 18 feet tall, so... pretty skinny, really.
We've noticed some real changes in our guy over the past week or so. Some real maturation. Mary actually said yesterday, "he's growing up so fast!" We knew he was heavier, and he seemed a bit longer. He's also got more command of his head and limbs, and—big milestone on the way—we can sense a smile brewing on his little face. We hope it'll crack the surface any day now. Can't wait to get photos of that online!
Anyway, we were surprised to learn just how average our guy is. He was on the large side when he was born, after all. Right now he's in the 50th percentile for weight, and 75th percentile for height.
Our doctor said that based on our appearances, she wasn't surprised that he's statistically tall. Can we really draw conclusions (or likelihoods) about how he'll turn out based on numbers gathered in his 34th day?
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