Rosie's 2 Year Old Check Up

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I was really excited to head off to the pediatrician this morning for Rosie's 2 yr old check up because she has changed so much lately that I just couldn't wait for Barbara to see her. I have been thinking that she has gained some weight because now when I carry her for any length of time I have to shift her to the other side however I have also noticed that she is looking a bit thin through the ribs but I just put that down to the fact that she is getting taller.

At 24 months Rosie is now 32 inches tall which puts her in the 10th percentile for height and she now weighs 21 lbs which puts her on the chart finally. She is in the 3rd percentile for weight...very wimpy! In 3 months she has grown 2 inches and lost 1 lb. The Dr is not at all impressed with the weight loss because she really doesn't have any room to lose any and she has had Rosie on a high fat diet for the past 12 months! Since her heart has been fixed now for 4 months she should be gaining weight quite rapidly. So now we are heading back to the hospital to see a pediatric GI specialist who also specialises in nutrition. The Dr thinks it is one of 2 things, either this is just her or something in her diet is reacting with something else and making her get thinner instead of bigger. We will find out shortly as she has an appointment on March 12th. So much for me thinking she is getting heavier...I must be getting weaker.

I am really bummed about all of this. She eats well but her favourite foods are fruits and veggies. Just so that you know I feed the kid this is what she has consumed today.
Breakfast. one whole weetabix with whole milk and a sprinkle of sugar. Half a tangelo.
Snack. Since she had to have 2 shots at the docs which she hated I let her have some yogo's,
Lunch. 2 vienna sausages, cheese, 5 cheetos (purely cos the weight loss has me freaked out) strawberries and a yogurt.
Snack. grapes
Dinner. noodles, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans and a whole chicken drumstick and a couple of leftover bites from Lily's, followed by an Edys all natural orange popsicle. I then gave her 3 squares of Cadbury chocolate to get her fat!
Add to this vast amount, 2 large cups of milk and a cup of diluted juice and water.
The kid should look like a sumo wrestler.

She is on or ahead of target for all the 2 yr old milestones so all in all she is doing really well.

There is a little imp that lives in Rosie's crib somewhere and he comes out while she is sleeping and messes with her hair...big time. Rosie has typical asian hair, straight as string and currently very fine so please explain to me why she wakes up in the morning looking like this >>>>>

Rosie sporting her morning woozel.

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Her hair is dry when she goes to sleep and her sheets are cotton so what gives with this woozel of hers?

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Perhaps she does headstands and other gynastic feats throughout the night rendering her head a mess and burning excessive amounts of calories!