Growth Check

When we went in for Isaac's 3 year checkup back in September, he weighed 29.2 lbs and 35 in. Although his weight was ok, he hadn't grown as much in the year as he should have. After further investigation, we discovered that he had low iron levels. I was pretty surprised since he eats a good diet and nothing quite stands out that he would have low iron. Lord knows he has enough energy! He was started on iron supplements and the doctor wanted to recheck it to see if they were working. We went in December and it was much improved. Then she wanted us to go and get a new height to see if the iron was causing the slow growth. If he wasn't growing with the iron now normal, she wanted us to see endocrinology.

Daddy took him to the doctor last week and he was 30.5 lbs and 36.2 in. And the doctor is now happy :). His weight and height place him:

50 and 75%ile for BMI/Age
10%ile Ht/Age
10-25%ile Wt/Age

That means that he's on the smaller side for his age but that he's proportional. I love Isaac's doctor because she listens to me. I completely understand her concern for not growing enough within the year, and she's fine with his place on the charts now. There's nothing wrong with him being below average compared to his age. What's a problem is a drop in percentiles between visits and not following the curve.

Now Isaac is constantly telling us how tall he's getting!