Long/Tall Carmen
When we brought Carmen home from Guatemala she was 5.5 months old and downing a whopping 50 ounces of fluid per day, 42 ounces of formula and 8 ounces of water. The foster mom said that Carmen needed the extra water to “slim down.” Carmen’s pediatrician laughed when he first saw our very round baby and suggested we cut out two of her formula feedings.
Fast forward to today and Carmen is still quite hearty! She is 36 inches long and 38 lbs at 2 years old. We have cut her calories several times to slow down her weight gain but she keeps hitting the top of the growth charts. (She now gets 475 calories per day.) If not for Tay Sachs, I think Carmen would have been a very tall and sturdy grown-up! (Which is so interesting considering that her birth mom is a petite 4’10″ and birth dad is 5’0″.)
Here is a picture of Carmen and me.
The warmth Carmen experiences in your arms is so evident. What a blessing for this beautiful, long haired, sweet little girl. May you feel God’s Blessings.
What a beautiful picture of you both! Thanks so much for sharing it.
If not for the dark hair, that could be Elise you are holding (who is also a full-figured girl).
Riley was on the “bigger” side too. Just gave us much more to love on!
Great picture!
Snuggling with Mommy – what a great picture! Your family is truly an inspiration!