Tiny Charlotte

Well. We had Charlotte's nine-month checkup this morning.

See how beautiful this tiny baby is? How perfect? Remember that.

your daily Charlotte

Because it turns out that at just under fourteen pounds, she is indeed tiny. Actually she has officially fallen off the growth chart.

Sound familiar? You might remember this happening once or twice before.

Yes, we probably could have started her on solids a bit earlier (but I'm still glad we didn't). Yes, I could do more to interest her in nursing the three times a day she's down to. Yes, her chart looks a little sad. But we (and her doctor) aren't really concerned, knowing that Nathan and Anneliese both followed similar curves plateaus between six months and a year and they're both just fine now. Our official plan is to shovel in as much as she'll eat, especially high-protein or calorie-dense food. And... well, not worry too much about it, having faith she'll curve back up like her brother and sister before her.

Also Charlotte is clearly thriving, a little behind on gross motor skills (predictable Goettsch baby what) but ahead socially and verbally. Overall she's doing just great.

Tiny and great.