we are in a serious detox program right now. if anyone knows my firstborn, they know he LOVES apple juice. well, at his 2 year check-up he weighed in at a whopping 22lb 10oz. when you look at the curve the doctors use to show growth, he is WAY below the whole chart, almost off the page. this shows some concern for the doctors since he has only gained 3 lbs since he was 9 months old. so i have 3 weeks to beef him up and if that doesn't work, we will have some tests run for poor weight gain. and guess what step one to beefing him up is: to get rid of all apple juice! the doctor says this curbs his appetite and causes him not to eat as much.
now, in my defense, he only gets a tablespoon or two (depending on how generous i'm feeling) in each cup of water. but the doctor says any flavor at all will keep him from eating enough! who knew! so we are now in day 3 of our detox program. after we left the doctor on thursday, we went all out and got a juice box with our chick-fil-a meal. straight apple juice...you could say we went out with a bang! and since, we have been putting less and less juice in his drink. now, i am just pretend to pour juice in his cup if he's watching. and i believe its working. he is drinking less and eating more. hopefully soon we will turn this kicker into a quarterback...since i don't think he'll ever be "lineman healthy". we will leave that position to his little brother. :)
in brighter news, eli did hit a growth spurt and is now in the 55% percentile in height! that's huge considering he has never been over the 20% percentile before. we will keep you updated as he beefs up.
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Eli looks healthy. He's just small! Best of luck on this new journey!
oh dear....I fear that Ellie will be getting the same instructions at her check up...but maybe she is so short that poor weight gain won't be a problem. Happy Detoxing and GOOD LUCK!!
hope it's still going well. eat up, Eli! the raiders need you :)
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