Had Punk's well-baby this morning. It started out great - she is big! Nearly 16lbs (77th percentile), 26 inches long (88th percentile - so doesn't get that from me), normal head size. He asked if she laughs (yes), reaches (yes), said she looked good.

Then he did the hip exam and now we have to take her for a hip ultrasound. He thinks she has Developmental Hip Displasia.

Are you effing kidding me? Can I have a doctor visit with NOTHING wrong with my kid, please? And the idea of my kid in some whacked out brace or half-body cast for 3+ months is umm, not exactly how I want to spend the time when she's supposed to be, you know, learning to crawl.

I wonder two things:
1. Why this wasn't noticed at previous well-baby checks
2. If this was caused by the quack chiropractor who hung her upside-down by her thighs to "adjust" her

From today (and from July 5)

Length - 21" (up from 19")
Head Circ - 14.5cm (up from 13cm)
Weight - 8lb 13oz (up from 5lb 13oz) - from 9th percentile to 39th percentile (!!!)

HOLY BIG BABY! She's really zooming now! (She can actually wear regular 0-3 month clothes now instead of just newborn clothes.)

Wow. Jen's guess was 8lb 6oz. That was a good guess considering Gus weighed 7lb 15oz last Thursday and 7lb even the Friday before that.