Maddux, The Giant

Maddux had her 6-month well-check with the pediatrician this morning. She did great while the nurse measured her, weighed her, and filled out the paperwork. Even though she was overdue for a nap, she did everything 'cute' in her bag of tricks to entertain and gain attention from the nurse. (Poor, neglected Maddux...no one loves her, right?) My little not-so-little girl weighed in at 16lb. 10oz, putting her in the 75th percentile for weight. If you'll recall, her first week of life had her at less than the 1oth percentile, which meant we had to go to the doctor at 5-days to have a weight check. As for height, Maddux is 27 1/4" long (tall), putting her at (drum roll, please) the 95th percentile! Wow! Considering her mom (me) measures at 5'1" on a 'tall' day, that's saying a lot. If she doesn't even out soon, she'll be taller than her brother before long.

As soon as the doctor came in, she saw Mad Dog bouncing up and down on my lap and said, "You have a Johnny-Jumper at home, don't you?" She could tell that was not the first time Maddux jumped like that! Everything else checked out great. I'm making an appointment with a pediatric eye specialist soon to move forward with correcting Maddux's tear-duct issue. Of course, today and yesterday her eye looked really 'dry', so by the time the appointment rolls around, it'll probably be fixed on its own.