Will has been ordered to eat more by his doctor. We live in an over sized culture, but my youngest child is underweight. Last November when we started the quest for answers about the heart murmur, he was in the 26th percentile for weight and the 50th percentile for height. By January, he was in the 24th percentile on weight. Now, at the end of March, he is in the 22nd percentile!
Don't panic, everyone!!! Will is a healthy, growing teenager and the doctor is not hugely alarmed. However, since he is on the verge of the growing years for teen boys, the doctor and I both want him to beef up a bit before he shoots up in order to avoid problems. Sure don't want him passing out in the halls of the school or getting teen arthritis or anything!
The doctor urged him to push himself to keep eating just a little past 'full'. I have been urged to offer higher calorie options for him.
After the doctor visit I took him out to Carl's Jr. and had to push him to finish off his fries. I finally got him to confess that the reason Helena always runs out of lunch money before he does is that sometimes he doesn't buy lunch because he is simply not hungry! I also bought him a gallon of 2% milk and a gallon of whole milk for the week (the 2% is a transition, we drink skim).
So if Will is ever over to visit, offer him a cookie or something! :)
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