Sunday, November 19, 2023

More: Apollo vs. Rose (growth stats)

 I've read that you should never compare one child with the other. But I'm a little but of a data nerd, so I pulled out Rose's old growth stats to compare hers with Apollo's. For the record, I'm not comparing to say one is better or worse than the other, but I'm just curious and also pretty fascinated by individual differences! :)

note that percentiles are different for boys vs. girls

 

ROSE                                                APOLLO

Birth
weight:  7#10oz                               6# 2oz

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Two months
weight:  12# 6.4oz (85th %ile)        8# 6.5oz (1.2 %ile)
height:   23.5"  (86th %ile)              20.8" (2 %ile)
head:    15.5" (66th %ile)                14.37" (5.2 %ile)

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Four months
weight:  15# 10oz (86th %ile)        11# 14.5oz (1.4%ile)
height:   26"  (95th %ile)                24" (7.8 %ile)
head:    16.75"  (85th %ile)            16" (18.4 %ile)

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Six months
weight:  17# 7oz (78th %ile)                   14#6oz (4%ile)
height:   27.25"  (93rd %ile)                    25.25" (? %ile)
head:    17"   (72nd %ile)                         16.4" (9 %ile)

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Nine months
weight:  19# 9.6oz (65th %ile)                18#3oz (22nd %ile)
height:   28.75"  (87th %ile)                    28.5" (51st %ile)
head:    17.5"   (66th %ile)                       17.5" (29 %ile)


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Twelve months
weight:  20# 9.6oz (61th %ile)
height:   30.5"  (89th %ile)
head:    17.75"   (55th %ile)

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Fifteen months
weight:  23# (70th %ile)
height:   32.25"  (91st %ile)
head:    18.25"   (67th %ile)

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Eighteen months
weight:  24# 9.6oz (72nd %ile)
height:   2'10" (98th %ile!)
head:    18.5" (68th %ile)

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Twenty four months
weight:  27# 12.8oz (66th %ile)
height:   2'0.25"  (98th %ile)
head:    19"  (72nd %ile)

 

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Apollo vs. Rose (growth stats)

I've read that you should never compare one child with the other. But I'm a little but of a data nerd, so I pulled out Rose's old growth stats to compare hers with Apollo's. For the record, I'm not comparing to say one is better or worse than the other, but I'm just curious and also pretty fascinated by individual differences! :)

note that percentiles are different for boys vs. girls

 

ROSE                                                APOLLO

Birth
weight:  7#10oz                               6# 2oz

Two months
weight:  12# 6.4 oz (85th %ile)        8# 6.5oz (1.2 %ile)
height:   23.5"  (86th %ile)               20.8" (2 %ile)
head:    15.5" (66th %ile)                  14.37 (5.2 %ile)


Four months
weight:  15# 10oz (86th %ile)        11# 14.5oz (1.4% ile)
height:   26"  (95th %ile)                24" (7.8 %ile)
head:    16.75"  (85th %ile)            16" (18.4 %ile)


Six months
weight:  17# 7oz (78th %ile)
height:   27.25"  (93rd %ile)
head:    17"   (72nd %ile)

Nine months
weight:  19# 9.6oz (65th %ile)
height:   28.75"  (87th %ile)
head:    17.5"   (66th %ile)
 

Twelve months
weight:  20# 9.6oz (61th %ile)
height:   30.5"  (89th %ile)
head:    17.75"   (55th %ile)

Fifteen months
weight:  23# (70th %ile)
height:   32.25"  (91st %ile)
head:    18.25"   (67th %ile)

Eighteen months
weight:  24# 9.6oz (72nd %ile)
height:   2'10" (98th %ile!)
head:    18.5" (68th %ile)

Twenty four months
weight:  27# 12.8oz (66th %ile)
height:   2'0.25"  (98th %ile)
head:    19"  (72nd %ile)

 

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

annual birthday questions

 

Favorite color:  
Age 3 - blue and green and white and red and purple
Age 4 – pink
Age 5 – all of the colors in the rainbow except orange and red
Age 6 - rainbow
Age 7 - gold
             Age 8 - light blue
Age 9 - teal 
Age 10 - teal
Age 11 - teal

Favorite toy/game:  
Age 3 - playing with baby things
Age 4 – playing Kristoff or Prince Hans
Age 5 – dragon Legos
Age 6 - Legos
Age 7 - my new Wild Kratts toys 
             Age 8 - Legos
Age 9 - legos
Age 10 - legos
Age 11 - legos and books

Favorite food:
Age 3 -  mac and cheese
Age 4 – mac and cheese
Age 5 – mac and cheese
Age 6 – mac and cheese
Age 7 - mac and cheese
            Age 8 -  mac and cheese
Age 9 - cheese sticks
Age 10 - mac and cheese
Age 11 - anything cheesy that isn't spicy (pizza, cheese sticks, mac and cheese, etc)

Favorite drink:  
Age 3 – moose hair (?!?)
Age 4 – milk
Age 5 – chocolate milk
Age 6 – chocolate milk
Age 7 - chocolate milk
            Age 8 -  ice water
Age 9 - sparkling apple juice and/or milk
Age 10 - root beer
Age 11 - root beer

Favorite movie:  
Age 3 - Happy Feet
Age 4 – Sleeping Beauty
Age 5 – Finding Nemo and Finding Dory
Age 6 - The Lion Guard
Age 7 - Lion King
            Age 8 - Frozen 2
Age 9 -  don't know
Age 10 - don't know
Age 11 - still undetermined

Favorite TV show:   
Age 3 – Caillou
Age 4 – the car one
Age 5 – My Little Pony
Age 6 - The Lion Guard
Age 7 - Wild Kratts
            Age 8 - Wild Kratts
Age 9 - Wild Kratts
Age 10 - Camp Cretaceous
Age 11 - still undetermined

Favorite song:  
Age 3 - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Age 4 – Jasmine ("A Whole New World")
Age 5 – Twinkle Twinkle
Age 6 - Twinkle Twinkle
Age 7 - Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
            Age 8 - Six: The Musical
Age 9 - John Denver music
Age 10 - The Holly and the Ivy
Age 11 - still undetermined

Favorite book:  
             Age 3 - You are a LION (yoga book)
Age 4 – Anna and Elsa
Age 5 – My Little Pony (the Pinkie Pie one)
Age 6 - Green Eggs and Ham
Age 7 - Harry Potter
             Age 8 - Warriors
Age 9 - every book I've ever read
Age 10 - every book I've read
Age 11 - still undetermined

Favorite outfit:  
             Age 3 - blue and white
Age 4 – my twirly dress I have on now
Age 5 – sparkly things
Age 6 - dresses
Age 7 - costumes
            Age 8 - pants and a shirt
Age 9 - this snake dress that I got for my birthday
Age 10 - a snake outfit
Age 11 - my birthday outfit (shirt of cat playing drums and snakeprint pants)

Best friend:  
Age 3 - Eden and Asher and Evan
Age 4 – Eden
Age 5 – Eden
Age 6 - Aleena
Age 7 - Allie
            Age 8 - Allie
Age 9 - Ivy (cat)
Age 10 - Allie
Age 11 - Ivy

Favorite holiday:  
Age 3 - Christmas and Easter
Age 4 – my birthday
Age 5 – my birthday
Age 6 - April
Age 7 - my birthday
            Age 8 - my birthday
Age 9 - my birthday
Age 10 - my birthday
Age 11 - all of the holidays

What I take to bed each night:  
Age 3 - a cat 
Age 4 – pajamas
Age 5 – a stuffed animal like Rainbow Dash
Age 6 - myself
Age 7 - a stuffie
            Age 8 - Wolfie
Age 9 - Wolfie
Age 10 - Wolfie, my pajamas, Fantastic Mrs Fox, my blanket, my sheets
Age 11 - Wolfie, my blanket, my pillow, my mattress, my kindle

When I grow up, I want to be:  
Age 3 - a diamond
Age 4 – a princess
Age 5 – a junior ranger
Age 6 - nothing
Age 7 - a scientist
            Age 8 - a history teacher
Age 9 - I don't know
Age 10 - something that has to do with snakes
Age 11 - a person who owns a hotel purely for cats

I'm afraid to: 
Age 3 – monsters
Age 4 – bears and alligators and dinosaurs
Age 5 – nothing!
Age 6 - be by myself
Age 7 - kill stink bugs
             Age 8 - go on the walk we did earlier today
Age 9 -  take my feet off the ground without Mike holding me when I'm on a bike
Age 10 - I don't know
Age 11 - touch a large herbivore, and go out in the dark alone

I'm proud of:  
Age 3 - ??
Age 4 – Daddy
Age 5 – myself!
Age 6 - mommy and daddy
Age 7 - building Lego sets
             Age 8 - all the Legos I have
Age 9 -  being me
Age 10 - being able to read high level books
Age 11 - reading as many books as I do

Something I do really well:  
Age 3 - cookie monster
Age 4 – watch a movie
Age 5 – Legos
Age 6 - cleaning my room
Age 7 - keep on trying
             Age 8 - Legos
Age 9 -  read and/or play Legos
Age 10 - play legos, read
Age 11 - reading and legos

This makes me happy:  
Age 3 - an Easter bunny
Age 4 – when I have love around me
Age 5 – doing Legos
Age 6 - hugs
Age 7 - when staying up late, going to sleep
            Age 8 - Legos
Age 9 - Ivy (cat)
Age 10 - a lot of things - playing legos, my parents
Age 11 - Ivy

This makes me sad:  
              Age 3 - a cow hit me
Age 4 – when someone hits me or bites me or pinches me or kicks me
Age 5 – when it's nap time
Age 6 - when somebody hits me
Age 7 - getting hurt
             Age 8 - Wolfie not going to bed with me
Age 9 - when a playdate ends
Age 10 - I don't know
Age 11 - thinking about how some day Ivy won't be around

Favorite time of day:  
Age 3 - movie time
Age 4 – playing with Eden
Age 5 – lunch time
Age 6 - dessert time
Age 7 - dessert time
             Age 8 - 3pm
Age 9 - 3pm
Age 10 - 3pm
Age 11 - after dinner

Dream vacation:  
Age 3 -??
Age 4 – to the princesses! (i.e., Disneyland)
Age 5 – Disney World
Age 6 - to Mitra's house
Age 7 - living in a jungle and swinging on vines
             Age 8 - to go to Florida again
Age 9 - seeing a green anaconda
Age 10 - with snakes
Age 11 - to dragon cat alley - I made that up

Favorite thing to do with Mommy: 
             Age 3 - play with her
Age 4 – play Candyland
Age 5 – cuddle
Age 6 - be outside playing tag
Age 7 - read books
             Age 8 - snuggles
Age 9 - snuggle and/or read
Age 10 - read
Age 11 - watch Runaways

Favorite thing to do with Daddy:  
             Age 3 - play with him
Age 4 – play Candyland again!
Age 5 – play Legos
Age 6 - build Legos
             Age 7 - build Legos
            Age 8 - read Warriors and do Legos

             Age 9 - practicing archery  

Age 10 -  Kiwico boxes 

Age 11 - hanging out with him