Hopeful Loser

Uuuggh, sick today. I have a sore throat and my neck feels huge.

This week has be a series of blunders and inconveniences that are totally throwing me out of whack. It's rough staying positive but I'm doing a pretty good job, all considering, and I mentally feel optimistic. I haven't swum once yet, and that's not helping.

I took my daughter to the doctor's for her 4 year old checkup and shots. Everything thing is going well with her and she's developing fine…except she's overweight apparently! She's just shy of 39 inches and she weighs 38 pounds (fully clothed and just after breakfast).

I was not expecting this. She doesn't look heavy. The doctor said she by no means needs to go on a diet but it looks like her weight is heading in a steeper trajectory than her height. The doc didn't love that we were vegetarians and gave me some diet advice, most of which I agreed with. As I write this I'm calming down and it doesn't seem like the worst thing in the world. She's not so far gone that we can't just tilt her diet slightly to get back on track. I also think my poor Mini needs more physical activity.

*sigh*, ever so slight. I don't have energy for a bigger one.

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I hope you feel better soon!

Posted by: Diana the Scale Junkie at March 29, 2008 11:22 PM

The doctor usually tells me that about my kids when they are around 3 years-4 years old. It's funny though, they go through this great growth spurt and then they tell me that they are fine, or slightly underweight when they turn 5.

As long as she is eating healthy you have nothing to worry about. Kids go through lots of different stages. She has lots of growing to do still.

I hope you are feeling better.

Posted by: molly at March 31, 2008 6:13 PM

feel better soon. i agree with the comment above that you most likely have nothing to worry about as long as the food is good food. Kids have lots of growing pains and spurts to go through.

Posted by: chrysalis at April 5, 2008 10:08 PM

March 27, 2008

Crap

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