The fight continues. Everyday I try to do something cute with Harper's insane, half-curly, half-straight, puffy, Albert Einstein hair and everyday she fights it. I recently purchased some adorable headbands and they have stayed in her hair for about 10 minutes each. Clips and bows stay in for almost half the day so they are my best bet. My hairstyle of preference for her is a ponytail or pigtails. Harper went along with the ponytail for a few days and now she screams, "no pony-hair mommy, no pony-hair!" Andy and I can't bring ourselves to correct her.
I brought Harper in for a weight check at the pediatrician's office last week per their request at her 18 month appointment, when her weight dropped into the 4%. I, admittedly, was very sensitive to Harper's size when she was a baby because I had a complex that she was too small- which in retrospect was very bizarre because she had a perfect, round, pumpkin head and rolls everywhere so I don't know where I got the idea she was skinny- but I have gotten over that hang-up. She's just petite and that's not a bad thing. She looks perfectly healthy and normal and still has a round face with chubby cheeks. However, the doctor was thrilled with her weight gain at this appointment- she is up to a whopping 22 pounds, 2 ounces. When I asked the doctor what percentile that put her in, I was surprised to hear that she was only in the 7%. So 4th is bad but 7th is good? Is it really that much of a difference? The doctor explained that they were looking for her to stay in her general percentile range or go up and bad would have been if she had dropped percentiles. Waste of a $30 insurance co-pay if you ask me....
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