Rooney went for his 2 month MD visit today and I found out my son... is a giant. Obviously I am exaggerating but he is in the 95th percentile for height. He has grown 3" from his last MD visit & now towers in @ 26"!!! He is 1" away from being out of his 3-6mo. clothes! Yikes. He is also 13lbs 7.5oz- that puts him in the 90th percentile for weight, but seems to me he is a little light for his height.
This height advantage should serve him well I imagine. I know some of you may have been worried that he might get teased because of his name but now we know when (or should I say if they dare) any little Bob, Mike, Tom, Steve, Jim, Jason or John try to tease him about his name he can take his big Rooney hand & crush them.
I'm just kidding I'm sure he'll be a gentle giant.
Also @ his MD appt. Roonster got his 1st set of shots. This was a pretty unpleasant experience for us both but he seemed to recover well. I don't think he'll be smiling @ the MD again any time soon though. One last interesting thing to note is that Rooney again slept a solid 8 hours through the night. We're hoping this is the start of a trend, but it's not like we could complain about the 6hrs/night he was sleeping.
At 26 weeks pregnant I started this blog for my son Rooney. The plan was to document feelings, body changes and eventually to share pictures of our son with friends and family. 4 years later, with the addition of Rooney's little sister, Ailbe, we are now sharing the lives of our 2 kiddos. I'm not sure how long this blog will go on for but as long as people are reading we'll keep posting.
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Hey guys! I'm not sure why I'm choosing now to throw in my two cents on something, but I was surprised at the percentiles. Maybe I'm a little biased. I was 10 lbs, 3 oz at birth, and a friend of mine was 12-13 lbs! Feel a little better now? :-)
The Colonel
One thing I should clarify...his weight is in the 90th percentile for his age. I'm sure if it were in relation to his height it would be lower. When we took him for his 2 week appt. his height was in the 95th percentile & we were specifically told his weight, in relation to his height, put him in the 75th percentile.
Since they weighed him before they measured him I am pretty sure he was in the 90th just for his age.
Makes sense. He's still a big little guy any way you look at it. Too bad it's so hard on the wardrobe!
The Colonel
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