Parenting Big Babies
I have had the unique privilege to mother two big baby boys. When I say big, I mean BIG. My first was 10lb 9oz and I thought he was huge. Everyone agreed with me – even the doctor. Then my second put my first to shame – he was 12lb 8.5oz. And neither one was obese. They are just BIG.
Parenting these big babies has some special problems though. My boys have the same problem their parents do – the world is not built for tall people. I am a rather solid 5’9” (although hopefully less solid soon, but more on that later.) My husband is a lanky 6’5.” It stands to reason we would have tall kids and we do! Thus far in my motherhood experience, I’ve battled the following “Big Baby Battles.”
Outgrowing Clothes
I knew my first was large, so I skipped the whole Preemie and Newborn sizes. Who would have thought he would be out of his cute 0-3 month wardrobe in less than a month?
