Day Forty-Seven: Percentile

This is part of a creative project called 100 Word, 100 Days. In this project I’ll be writing a 100 word piece about my experience as a new mother every day for 100 days. Read more here.

My husband and I went into our daughter’s two month appointment thinking we would mostly be about her sleep, and how to win against her fighting it. But the true challenge, we learned, is her weight.

She was born small. Her head size and her length have both increased in percentile. This is great Her weight has decreased in percentile, and not by a small amount. This is not great.

Order of attack includes a dairy-less diet for me, and more feedings for her. We’re hoping for early and quick victory. Otherwise we’ll regroup. We’ll have her grow more yet.