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Somtimes a little is all it takes.

Courtney had another weight check with the doctor yesterday. She now weighs 9 pounds, 3 ounces. That puts her in the 3rd percentile for full-term 3 month olds. Now remember, sure she's 3 months old now (14 weeks as of yesterday, to be exact), but if you go by her due date, she's only 5 weeks old. But, the goal of all of the medical folks is to get her to catch up to other kids her age...physically, mentally, developmentally, emotionally, etc. So, she's on the weight charts when compared to kids her own age.

We also had some developmental people stop by recently to test reflexes and motor skills and such. They were pleased with what they saw. I'm not sure how they figure it out, but she tested at 2 months. Good, considering she's 5 weeks by due date, but again, they want her to be a real 3 month old. So, they'll get back to us and there may be some developmental therepists (PT's, OT's...who knows what else) just to help her to catch up a little. Doesn't sound like a big deal, and really, couldn't we all use a little help with our coordination sometimes?

And she's starting to smile. Liz and I love that...we just melt. I tried to get a quick picture of one and just missed. Then she refused to smile again for me. Oh, well. She's still cute.