First Post

I'm planning on trying to make this blog a food idea blog for parents of other under weight children. I'll probably also include personal struggles and successes and updates on my own kids. If I get really ambitious I'll start including some craft ideas and activities we love!

So here's our story. James was born in 2006 weighing 5lbs 9 ounces and 21.5 inches long. Stretch and string bean certainly applied then - and still does. At around 9 months of age we started really noticing his weight drop off the charts (his height has never been an issue) At 12 months we were sent to a developmental specialist where they tested him for lots of things (all came back normal) It was all stressful and very scary, especially the test for Cystic Fibrosis (sweat test)- but he "passed". So for the last 3 years we've been struggling to include high calorie foods in his diet. The boy LOVES fruit and most veggies. (well get to how to ramp up the calories on that in later posts!)He is currently a happy energetic 4 year old who weighed in at 28pounds and 39 inches. He's your typical preschooler so we're having some power struggles over eating.
In 2009 along came our "squeakuel". She was small even before birth and I was monitored closely for IUGR and put on restricted activity. I had weekly ultrasounds and twice weekly NST (non stress tests) throughout my entire 3rd trimester. She was born weighing 5lbs 12 ounces and 20 inches. We're on the same path with her that we were on with her brother except she's thrown in her own loopholes. She weighs less and has some muscle tone issues that she will be getting therapy for starting very soon. So she still faces some more doctors and tests that her brother didn't have. At 12 months she's finally transitioned from breast milk to toddler formula in a cup. She has NEVER taken a bottle, she flat out refused. She now weighs 13lbs 12 ounces and is 28 inches. With her low muscle tone chewing seems to be a little bit of a challenge for her, but she starts OT soon to work on that.

So that's who we are. Your typical family. Mom, dad, 2 kids and a cat. I'm a stay at home mom and I TRY to be fun and do creative things with the kids. The small, the big and the tiny - this is our life.