Nathaniel: 6 Month Update

Nathaniel had his six-month check-up. He’s 26 1/2 inches long, and has almost doubled his birthweight at 16 lbs., so he’s the right size. He’s 30th percentile in weight, which is down from before, but okay by us because we’ve heard the birth charts are skewed toward fat formula-fed babies. One thing we have to check out with an ultrasound is the dimple he has at the base of his spine, right above his heiny. A lot of babies get this and usually it’s fine, but in some babies if it’s too deep an infection can get into the spine. Sounds creepy. But they can fix it pretty easily if they catch it.