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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]48 lbs at 48". Has always been above 99th percentile in height and around 90th for weight. On the height-weight chart, she's right at 50%.

[b]Go to the CDC and look at the growth charts. There is one that has height on one axis and weight on the other. I would say that chart is more illuminating than the weight of strangers' kids.[/b] It is also important to track your child's height and weight over time. If they stray from their normal curve, you'll want to find out why. In other words, a kid who has always been 75th percentile height and 50th percentile weight, should be checked out if one or both of those change significantly.[/quote]

Yes. https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/data/set1clinical/cj41c021.pdf

Dead center average for 5 year old boys goes from 40 to 46 lbs over the course of the year from turning 5 to 6 years old.
Normal range (3%-97%) goes from 35-48 lbs to 39-50 lbs over the same timeframe.

A short boy at turning 5 years, say about 40-41 inches, would not be surprising to have a weight of 35 lbs.[/quote]

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