Off the Charts

We had Grant's 15 month appt this past week. I know - I can't believe he is 15 mos either - but he is! At his 12 mo appt he weighed 19lbs 8 oz. This meant he was in the 10th percentile for weight and he still had to sit backwards in his carseat. Being in the 10th percentile was ok with the dr at that point b/c he had been consistant with this since about month 4 of his life.

WELL - at is 15 month appt - he officially fell off the charts - the wrong end :( Grant now weighs 19lbs 10 oz - just 2 oz more than at month 12! This is CRAZY!!!! He hasn't been sick, he eats TWO breakfasts every day (one at home and one at school), eats a decent lunch and dinner with a snack or two throughout the day, drinks his whole milk, etc.

So - what do we have to do? Jam pack the calories into his little diet :) He is most likely not going to just start eating more - so when he does eat we have to make sure he is eating a ton of calories. So - butter everything, lots of cooking oil, whole milk yogurt, etc. Grant has to eat how we all wish we could eat. I'm just going to have to make sure the calories he is eating are the healthy fat calories and not just a bunch of calories.
SOOOOO...this will be interesting! I've never felt I've been "good with food" - as far as cooking, calorie counting, knowing what foods have what, etc - I guess I am about to get much better. If anyone has any suggestions on high calorie, healthy, yummy food options you feel a 15 mo old would love - PLEASE let me know :)

The pediatrician said we should bring him in in another 6 weeks or so - when we have the baby in for one of their regular visits - and just do a weight check on Grant to make sure what we are doing is working.

Other than the weight - he is now 29 3/4 inches long, has a good vocabulary (repeats about 20-25 words now) and is wanting to be involved in everything we do (especially his daddy). Grant's "Big Boy Room" is coming along. The old is all moved out, the carpet is ripped out, walls were painted today and the ceiling is in the process of being fixed. It will get there!

Grant and Daddy - "shaving"