Remember how I wasn't sure if kiddo was a giant? Well, he is. Today at our final postpartum appointment at the birth center we weighed him. Keep in mind he's exactly 6 weeks. Keep in mind the average - the average - breastfed baby gains 5-7 ounces per week...
13 lbs 5 oz.
Seriously.
Who needs free weights?
Remember how much he was at birth? 9 lbs 8 oz. Then at the first (or was it second? It was the first week anyway!) appointment he actually lost 10% of his birth weight and was 8 lbs 9 oz...sooo he's gained over 4 lbs since that time.
F-O-U-R POUNDS!
The average baby puts on about T-W-O by their 6 week mark. 2. That's it. Just 2.
It would appear that kiddo will stay in the 90th percentile and I'm crossing my fingers for athletic scholarships in his future.
It could happen. Christian's family does that sort of thing, and I was always really good at school. The combo seems likely. So Ivy League it is? Crossies!
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