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Amanda and Luke have been seriously underweight for a long time. Amanda actually lost weight when she was 10 months old, and has been hanging on just under the 3rd percentile line for a long time. Luke went from 50th percentile at birth to 10th to 5th to 3rd at a year, although we never measured a loss for him...

It has been hard figuring out exactly why they weren't growing like expected. I know in my head that Michael has some relatives who were small children. Amanda and Luke certainly are not interested in eating---too many other things to do. Luke has lost his appetite over the past few weeks, while Amanda's has been improving steadily and becoming more regular.

Well, today we had a weight check. Amanda is up to the 5th percentile for weight and 15th for height, while Luke is up to the 10th percentile for weight.

I know that someone has to be below the 3rd percentile (otherwise it wouldn't be the 3rd percentile, right) but I'm just as glad that my kids are on the charts again. It does mean not as many buttered cheerios (darn, those were my favorite!). I'm quite pleased and definitely more relaxed.

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