Stairsteps...Nope, I'm not talking about exercise. Nor am I talking about the age differences in my children. What I am talking about is... Pixie Girl! Pixie Girl went in for her monthly weight check yesterday. She gained weight this month! After cheering, the pediatrician said "Come over here to the computer. I want to show you something.". She pulled up Pixie's growth chart, from the time she was born, that included every check-up, weight check, and any other time that our shadows darkened her door. Pixie Girl's first 4 months show a nice little curve of growth. Something we already knew about. But then, she had the whole weird growth thing. We hadn't noticed a pattern... But there IS a pattern! We just didn't notice it until yesterday! After her 4 month check-up, Pixie Girl stopped growing. For 2 months, there was no change. Then on the 3rd month, she jumped a pound and a half! Then for the next 2 months, she didn't gain a thing. Then on the 3rd month, she jumped another pound and a half! Then again, nothing for 2 months. Can you guess how much she gained this month? Yep! A pound and a half! She's now a whopping 15 pounds, 9 ounces, at 13 months! According to the nurse, babies are "supposed to" (according to whom, might I ask?), triple their birth weight, by their first birthday. So she "should be" around 21 pounds now. So we decided that as long as she kept stair-stepping, we'd be happy  She has another weight check in 2 months, to see if the pattern continues. We're prepared for smaller jumps though, because "normally" babies 16 months-2 years slow down, and only gain 2-3 pounds in that 8 month time frame. I'm sure part of that is because they start walking, and therefore trimming down, around then. Pixie Girl is determined to walk soon too! In the meantime, we remain hopeful that she will be out of the rear-facing carseat by the time she's 3 | 
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