Pipay @ 7 months 3 weeks

We went to her Pedia for her first flu vaccine shot this afternoon. Pipay played with Tita Beks (Dr.Liza's assistant) while waiting for our turn. Our Pedia is happy because Pipay babbles a lot at laughs/smiles a lot too. She also responded well with the eye-focus and reaching test.

However, Pipay is late (for her age) physically since she cannot sit by herself yet. She can only sit when assisted. Dr. Liza said, she must now be able to go to a sitting position on her own. She suggested some exercise for Pipay.

We are all happy because her height and weight are good. She is now 10.09kg (which is the average for 1 year old babies) and is now 71cm tall.

She is at 88.5 percentile for height and 99.5 percentile for weight.

Pipay @ 5.5 Months

Pipay is now 24 weeks or 5 months and 3 weeks. We visited her Pedia last Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. She weighs 9.15kg and her height is 68cm. The Pedia told her she's obese. I think that's ok for infants. Especially since she is breastfeeding, exclusively (oh! I don't want her to start with solids yet!)

Since her Pedia don't compute percentiles, I looked online for a calculator. I found a nice one, with graphs here. According to them, calculation is done using WHO data.

Pipay is at 93.3 percentile in height. She is a little bigger than the height of most the children her age.

For weight, she is at 99.6 percentile, which means she is heavier that most children her age.

I think, since it is based on WHO, which is world wide, Pipay is really tall for a Filipina baby. :)

I am glad, she is happy, healthy, pretty and super active. She can roll over now. :)

Pipay @ 4.5 Weeks

We went to her Pedia last January 6, 2013 for her vaccine. Her height and weight was taken, and I am so happy that she is taller than last time and she gained more than a kilo. She now weighs 8.45k and she is 66cm tall. She is a healthy, active and a super cute baby. Our Pedia and her assistant even commented that she is big (and that maybe because of her genes and breastfeeding). When we calculated her percentile, she is at 97% in weight and 91% in height.

I am proud to say that my baby is exclusively breastfed and that I plan to breastfeed her until she wean on her own. Soft, solid foods will be introduced when she is 6 months. For now, I'll enjoy our breastfeeding moment. I know I'll miss these moments, when she is on my breast, feeding, smiling and making me feel more important and loved.

Aja to us, breastfeeding mothers!