That is the nickname that Dr. Durand has given to Delanie after her 15 month check up today. And once again, both the doctor and the nurse looked me up and down then confirmed that no, my husband is not tall either. At Delanie's last appointment, Dr. Durand said she thought Delanie might slow down for a bit, allowing her peers to "catch up." But, instead, she continues to grow at the same pace. And with each appointment confirming her growth, the doctor is becoming more certain that she will be a tall child (and maybe even a tall adult). Dr. Durand even pulled out her growth chart to show me how impressed she was. If you look at a standard growth chart, there is this large shaded curve that represents "normal." Delanie's growth follows the shape of the curve very precisely, except she is well above the shared area. So, here are the 15 month stats (drumroll please):
weight: 26.5 lbs (93%)
height: 33.5 in (>97%)
head: 18 1/8 (52%)
Delanie is right on target developmentally, although her parents (and grandparents!) think she is also way above the curve in that area also. She is at the most fun stage, Dave and I are so happy to be around her and watch her little mind work each day. She continues to be a chatterbox, mixing gibberish with words. She will try to parrot back just about any word you ask her to, and does a pretty good job with sounds and syllables. She is also becoming a great mimic, repeating motions and gestures. Delanie has also recently become attached to her baby. The baby sleeps and eats with Delanie, and they spend most of the day together. If Delanie gets involved in play, after a few minutes she will get a concerned look, hold her hands out with palms up, and say, "Baby?" And, in terms of mimicking behavior, she hugs, kisses, feeds and holds baby much like she's witnessed Mom and Dad do with her.
Here are some of the cute things Delanie did TODAY:
- While waiting for Dr. Durand, she placed the baby on the rolling chair and rolled her around the room, saying, "Whee!"
- When I got out of the shower, I found Delanie with a pair of my shorts on her head and my sunglasses on her face.
- While playing hide-and-go-seek with Dave, Delanie peered her head around the corner and said, "Boo!"
- When I went in Delanie's crib this morning, I found Delanie and her baby with heads on her pillow (new addition to the crib as of yesterday), blanket over them and Delanie talking to baby.
- As I type this at 9 pm, Delanie is singing to baby in her crib and her parents are beaming at the baby monitor!
So, bottom line, if we could freeze time right now, I think we'd jump at the chance, we are just loving this time with such a happy, silly, smart girl!
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I can't believe about Delanie's height and weight... I think the Doc is right about her ending up tall! I think she'd be going down in percentile by now if that weren't the case! Elizabeth dropped quickly from 95 in height weight to somewhere in the middle range!
What's also surprising is that Delanie's head circ. is the same as Elizabeth's! Can that be?! I guess so... Vassil always teases and says she has his cranium - lol!
OH... and that is SO sweet about Delanie's "baby!" She's already a little mother! And talking all the time... how exciting is that?! I bet your heart just melts every time she says something! SOOOOOOO SWEET!!!
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