Rolly Polly
Chunkers
Rolls, rolls, and more rolls. And I’m not talking about bread.
It seems as though Steel gets a new fat roll every month. The latest ones aren’t on his legs, but on his arms. It seriously looks like we put rubber bands around his writsts, where his latest rolls have formed.
We joke around and call him our little chunkers, but when it came time for
Rubber Band Wrists
his 6-month check-up on Wednesday, I wasn’t laughing anymore. I told Steve, I hope we don’t get in trouble for feeding him too much. We both started to think, ‘oh my gosh, is he too fat?’ We’ve always known he is a ‘big baby,’ but I was sure he was going to be off-the-charts big once they weighed him.
When we got to Dr. Bravo’s office, Steve and I were anxiously waiting for Steel to be weighed and, more importantly, for the nurse to give us his percentile.
Once we got Steel down to his diaper and put him on the scale, the nurse told us he weighed almost 20 pounds. That means he gained three pounds since his 4-month check-up. His percentile? 85-percent. (that means he’s heavier than 85 percent of kids in his age group) Okay, maybe not as not bad as I thought. Still, I needed official word from Dr. Bravo that our little chunkers wasn’t too chunky. And we got it. He calmed our fears, assured us of our parenting and told us to keep feeding him whenever he’s hungry. What a load off.. no pun intended!
That’s good news, too, because Steel eats everything and anything we give him. He eats whole jars of Stage 2 foods, fruits and vegetables and bottles of juices. In fact, the other day he ate half a cup of applesauce while he was waiting to be fed his bottle. I told this to Dr. Bravo and he said Steel is the best indicator of when he’s hungry: he will let us know, and we should feed him when he is. Okie dokie. Doctor’s orders.
I know it may seem silly to some that we were worried about him being too fat, but keep in mind we are new parents and worry about EVERYTHING. I especially freaked out after hearing a report the other day that feeding babies too much food as infants can lead to childhood obesity.
‘Cause at a certain age, the rolls just are cute anymore. Sad but true 
I’ve learned that the hard way!
Posted: February 12th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Comments
Comment from Dawn
Time February 12, 2010 at 6:46 pm
My son was the same. He weighed 9.7 at birth and on it went. We called him Tank. He’s 26 now, 6′1 and normal weight. So don’t worry!
Comment from Trent Kastman
Time February 12, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Sounds like he’s a big eater.
Comment from admin
Time February 15, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Ha ha! I love it, Tank! That’s great. Thanks for calming my fears :0)
Comment from admin
Time February 15, 2010 at 4:28 pm
I couldn’t agree more… chubby baby thigs are precious. 
Thanks so much for keeping up with my journey..both on the blog and on-air! It really is so much fun to share this time with everyone!
Comment from amanda
Time February 18, 2010 at 4:58 am
My son was very chuncky at 6 months and also looked like we put rubber bands around his wrists but when he started crawling he lost weight and now that he is 19 months and walking and running and jumping he is really slimming down, not to mention he has become a very picky eater, he used to be like your son and gobble down the baby food, now i can barely get him to eat.
Comment from Dotti
Time February 12, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Nothing is cuter than baby’s chubby thighs! LOL My son was a chunker as well, then one day he started going UP and I thought he’d never stop! The “chunker” was gone rather quickly! Anyway, Steel is adorable and thank you for sharing your journey with us – both on the blog and on the air (I watch ever day).