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[quote=Anonymous]My DD was on the same trajectory, though only in the 70's for height and 99+ for weight.  (Our ped actually advised switching straight to skim milk!)  She was an enormous pudge of a baby, a chunky toddler, a somewhat pudgy preschooler, and is now an active kindergartener with dense muscles and a "sturdy" build.  Not mushy, but definitely larger in volume than average, if that makes sense.  She's still somewhat tall in the 70-ish percentile range, but her weight has come down into the 80s.  She has always eaten tons, mostly healthy foods, but the doctor has encouraged us to keep an eye on total amounts.

Oddly, both DH and I are short, so we think there's some genetic oddity making her continue to be tall.  We assume her weight will eventually settle down to where her height is and just keep giving her access to healthy food and opportunities to exercise.  Above all else, we're very careful about emphasizing the wonderful things her body -- and all bodies -- can do, rather than what they look like, and occasionally stating how wonderful it is that people come in so many cool shapes and sizes and styles.[/quote]

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