At Ava's 18-month check-up her doctor said everything was great! Normally her doctor is always concerned about her weight, since Ava is petite and doesn't seem to fit in with the growth charts that are used... but apparently the American Association of Pediatrics has now decided to use the World Health Organization (WHO) growth chart that takes into account the growth patterns of babies from all over the world (instead of the US chart from the 1970's with primarily formula fed babies). If we plot Ava's weight on that chart, she ends up in the 5th-7th percentile... petite, but perfectly healthy (as if we couldn't tell! I can't imagine a more energetic baby, so she must be getting enough nutrition somehow) :)
Ava weighed in at 18 lbs 1 oz and she is 30 inches tall. She has hit and exceeded all her milestones, and is growing and developing beautifully.
Not that we didn't know all that already, but I suppose we are a little biased ;) Anyway, it was nice to hear...
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