Will she ever stop growing?

Lauren's 12-month checkup was today. The latest stats: 28lbs. 11oz. and 32 3/4" tall. So let's see, in her first year of life she's gained 20.5 lbs. and has grown 12 3/4". If she continues at this pace, she'll weigh over 90 lbs. and be almost 6 feet tall when goes into kindergarten. Doesn't sound very attractive to me, although the average runway model is 5'9" and 110 lbs. Ick.


Anyways, Lauren is now the height of an average 21-month-old and the weight of an average 33-month-old (yes, that's almost 3 years old). No wonder we have problems finding pants to fit her. Her belly and badonka donk need a size 2T, but she only needs a size 18 month for length.

In other big news, we can now switch her off formula and on to whole cow's milk. Thank god.
How do I hate formula, let me count the ways:

1. $$$$$. Sure, she breastfed until she was about 3 months old, but then it was on to the regular Similac which ran about $24-26. At about 10 months we switched to the Similac Go & Grow, which was only $20. Yay. Figure that one can lasted less than a week, and you can see how it adds up.

2. The smell. I don't even know how to describe the hideous smell of baby formula. Let's just say that if I had to smell that every time I ate, I'd probably weigh about 50 lbs. less.

3. The powder. This powder sticks to everything.

4. The clumps. It never actually dissolves like it's supposed to, which means you end up with really gross clumps in the tip of the nipple.

5. The bubbles. The Go & Grow especially foamed up so much. And it's a weird foam that doesn't really move. Who knows what the crap is actually made from.

Sorry, Similac, time to find someone else to make money on!

Her next appointment isn't for another 4 months, so you'll have to wait until then for the next official update.