Ivy's First Haircut

Ah, you panicking yet? Read that and thought noooo, not the hair....

Let's just say that Kade decided to put his remote controlled Lightening McQueen (thanks aunty ang, its cute and he loves it!) on top of Ivy's head while the wheels were moving.

Yah, have a good cringe over that visual, hair wrapping around the wheel right nice and tight. I managed to save most of her hair but theres a bit thats now chopped.

SIIIIIIIIGGGGGGHHHH BOYS!!!!



*****WARNING RANT ENSUING********************

Anyways, her new stats are 22.1 lbs and 28.5 inches tall and I am so glad we don't have to go back for a while. The latest thing this time was that because her weight didn't keep up with her height, I should be supplementing her with formula at night. Where do I even start ranting with that? There's not even enough room for my rant. At least Mike snipped at her that Ivy is just fine on breastmilk and organic babyfood and we wouldn't be doing that anytime soon.

No wonder the rates of obese children are thru the roof...what the HELL would Ivy need with 2 different sources of liquid food? Besides the fact that I nursed a newborn AND a toddler at the same time and they both thrived, all of a sudden, its not enough for one 10 month old? The taps run dry or something? What about the fact that not only is she crawling and beyond active, she's also been walking holding on to things? What about the fact that she has tall parents? She still gained weight for god's sake! 2 lbs!

I get so mad that they follow those @#$@#$ growth charts like they are a bible and cause stress to parents. If I didn't know better, I might have rushed out to buy formula and freaked out that she wasn't thriving. How many parents have they done that too? Interfered with a healthy, thriving feeding (breast or bottle) relationship only to cram more calories into the babies and worry parents for no reason?

Ugh. The whole of society is obsessed with weight and look where it starts for pete's sake. First they can't gain enough and they ask you to cram more calories in your baby, BUT then you are asked to restrict their diets when they are overweight. How about moderate eating habits throughout their lives starting right when they attempt solids?? How about trusting that as long as you provide amply and they eat and refuse what they want, and are gaining some weight, that's its natures way specific to each little body? All babies are different, heck, look at my two! One mammoth pudgy boy who was 25 lbs at 4 months old, and my girl who's barely 22lbs at 10 months. SAME FOOD SOURCE PEOPLE!!! Its not like it was chocolate milk for Kade and skim for Ivy. Different kids! Get over it! Burn the charts!

If you're still reading, thanks for hanging in there LOL! I'm done. Just think,no more vax visits and rants until 18 months. And least they didn't harass me about delaying the MMR shot and not getting the chicken pox one...that's new.