Riley and Avery

We all went to Barnes & Noble today, and I was perusing the latest issue of Mothering Magazine, even though I had already read it before, and wrote down a link to the World Heath Orginization's growth charts for children. The WHO uses breastfeeding as the global norm, as opposed to the charts in our doctor's offices which use formula-feeding as the norm. Formula-fed babies gain weight faster, so breastfed babies should not be held to these standards. I don't really need my children compared to the obese American children. So according to the WHO's charts, Avery is in the 50th percentile (as opposed to 15th on American charts) for weight, and just under the 50th percnetile (as opposed to 25th on American charts) for lenght. So maybe Avery isn't so small after all. Anyone who needs a little enlightenment on this issue or wants to chart their child on breastfed-child charts can go to www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/en. Just a warning, the data is in cm and kg. Length in inches x 2.5 equals centimeters and weight in pounds divided by 2.2 equals weight in kilograms. I can't find a recent picture of Avery and don't have the patience right now to look harder.