How Big is Caleb?

I took Caleb up to the pediatrician's office to be weighed and measured since he will be 9 months old tomorrow. Normally I would have taken him in for his 9 month check-up, but we have to wait a few more weeks so he can receive his next round of vaccines. Apparently the vaccines he is due for have to be at least 6 weeks apart. His vaccine schedule is a little confusing since he is on a 'catch-up' schedule rather than the normal baby vaccine schedule.

Caleb's weight wasn't as high as I thought it would be! Bryan had been predicting that his weight gain would start to level off and not be the same 1/2 lb per week. Today he was 16 lbs 5 ounces and right at 28 inches long. We have been plotting his measurements on both a regular growth chart and a preemie growth chart since we suspect he may have been as much as 8 weeks premature.

On the regular growth chart for 9 month old babies, he is in the 50th percentile for height and is not on the charts for his weight. On the preemie growth chart he is in the 95th percentile for height and 25th percentile for weight. Regardless of which chart we look at, Caleb continues to progress at a steady pace so we are thankful for that!