Giant Baby

Do you remember this picture from my pregnancy blog? Well, its not far off! Thankfully (for me), Jackson was not a huge baby when he was born. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 11 oz. and was 21.75 in. long. At his 4 month visit today, he is 16 lbs. 10 oz. and 28 in.! His weight is in the 90th percentile for his age and his length...well...that is off the charts. That's right, folks...it is above the 100th percentile (which makes me wonder, statistically, how that can be possible). He's the average length of an 8 - 9 month old - a baby twice his age! I thought it was interesting that his clothing labeled for a 6 month old was not fitting properly - tight from head to toe, but roomy otherwise. Guess he should be wearing 9 month old clothing now, but he doesn't really fill it out.

He also has 2 little swollen mounds in his mouth. Our little Jack is going to be sprouting a few teeth soon! Dr. said it would not be overnight, but probably over the next month, or so. He also said we can start feeding him solids. Starting out with rice cereal mixed in his formula and then adding one new vegetable or fruit every 3 days.

Solids, already?! Wow. I feel like he is just growing so fast!

I found this website for tall babies and will have to explore it more.