Kaylee has always been tiny but if you look at josh and i, it's not like either of us are 6 feet tall or anything..I am barely pushing over 5 feet tall. She is one wearing 9 to 12 month clothes..she just started wearing 9 mths clothes a week before she turned one. We went to the doctor's office for her 12 mth check up. We did not go to a 9 mth check up due to we were in the middle of moving and getting settled into our new home and i did not have time to do the research i wanted to do beforehand. That visit was just to weigh her and measure her height so I knew it wasn't that big of a deal.
At her visit she weighed in at 14 pds and 15 oz. The doctor is concerned about her weight. To be in the 3rd % she should weigh 17 pds. The doctor said that even if she is normally in the 10th % for her own growth she should still weigh more than she does. The doctor wants her to start taking Pedisure taking in at least 8 to 16 oz every day. The doctor said we might have to "force" feed her. I loved the doctor..first time we met her but i still don't understand how it is a good idea to force feed a child and how i would even go about it. I mean if Kaylee doesn't want to eat, she is not going to eat. The same with drinking anything froma sippy cup or from a bottle. The only time she gets a bottle now is at church. Dr. Shepard said that she wants to see Kaylee back in 3 weeks and see that she has gained between 4-8 oz. Dr. Shepard said that if not we might have to run tests to make sure everything is ok and maybe even see a speech and ocupational therapist. She said that they can help get children to eat foods they don't eat due to textures. Kaylee doesn't like most meats/chicken but she did have fish for the first time yesterday. Kaylee has refused to eat dinner for the last 3 nights. Please pray that she will stop her stubborness...bc she is strong-willed to say the least and eat her meals and gain weight. Sometimes she can eat a whole grilled cheese, half of an apple and half of a yogurt then other times she will pick and play more than eat anything. We discipline Kaylee when she disobeys and throws food off the table on purpose but it's not like she is old enough to understand this is what we are eating and your not going to get something different. She is not a picky eater but picky at what she wants, when she wants it. The only thing she won't eat is avacodo. It has become stressful with dinner bc she is not eating and we don't know what to do to get her to eat. We put her to bed for the night, sleeps throught the entire night and then wakes up earlier than normal screaming bc she is starving. We greatly appriciate all the prayers and encouragment we have received. Thank you! God Bless. He is good and would not give us more than we can handle!!
