I finally had Kyler's 2 yr well baby appt. He's growing! Up, but definitely not out. He went from 90% in height, up to 95%. He's a very tall boy. But his weight only went from 20% up to 25%. Which is at least up. He's very skinny! I have sewn a big seam on both sides of all of his pants to keep them from sliding down his waist. We talked a lot about it to the dr, and he just says to hold on for another year. Don't stuff him with fat like cream, extra butter, and extra empty fats (like a number of other mothers have suggested to me), and it's OK if he eats Oatmeal or another breakfast food 3 times a day! He was pleased that we do keep presenting him with regular food, and don't give in easily to him, but he agreed that in the end, we do need to feed him something. He's just too underweight to skip meals altogether because he won't eat what we give him originally. So we make him eat 1 bite now, and then after we've mostly finished eating we will give him some oatmeal or mini-wheats. Last week we dug in for some reason, and it took 2 1/2 hours for him to eat that first bite. Then he asked for more, and ate 6 bites of chicken! Go figure. Then, since it was past his bedtime, we gave him some oatmeal. The dr. really isn't as worried as we are. He says that foods these days are very fortified, and if he eats some milk and a few others, he's probably getting all the nutrition he needs, and we can see the numbers - he's growing!
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