The stats:
Kai @ 9 mos: 30.5 inches (97th percentile), 21 pounds, 10 ounces (69th percentile)
It should be noted that Kai only gained a mere 2 ounces since his last check-up three months ago, dropping from the 96th percentile down to the 69th percentile. However, his doctor is not concerned and neither are we. The boy is cruising, pulling up on anything that stays still long enough for him to grab it, and crawling around like mad. He's burning those calories as fast as he gets them!
The doctor also mentioned that "they" plan to implement the use of a different growth chart for breastfed babies because, when compared to formula-fed babies, breastfed babies seem to "fall off" their growth curve and down into a lower percentile, which can cause concern for parents who fear they are not getting enough nutritionally. All of my children "fell off" their growth curve around this age, so it would be interesting to see if they would have stayed on their curve if using the chart based on breastfed babies.
On the subject of how things change, it really is interesting just how quickly recommendations about parenting change! My oldest is not even six years old yet, but many things have changed. When Alexander was born, drop-side cribs were considered safe. Now they've been banned. When Alexander was born, it was recommended to introduce solid foods at 4 to 6 months old. Now they recommend waiting until 6 months old. When Alexander was a baby, they recommended waiting until 1 year of age before turning the rear-facing carseats forward. Now they recommend waiting until the child is two-years old! The child-rearing "business" changes almost as fast as the technology industry!
To compare to Alexander and Jack's stats, they were both 30 inches at 9 months, so Kai's got them beat there. Alexander was a whopping 24 pounds at 9 months, but Jack was more similar to Kai at 21 pounds, 3 ounces.
We're very lucky to have three such healthy children. Kai is doing amazingly.
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