Mr. William

Our little guy has been diagnosed with "Failure to Thrive" syndrome. It sounds absolutely awful, but it relates to his lack of weight gain over the last several months, not any developmental delays. Will's weight on 11/9/09: 23.4 lbs. Will's weight on 1/4/2010: 23.4 lbs. Will's weight 3/5/2010: 23.4 lbs. Thankfully, the condition appears to be related to inadequate nutrition versus an underlying medical condition. Will's blood tests and kidney function tests came back normal.

Of course, I am horrified that I have not provided Will adequate nutrition. But, any one that knows Will is acutely aware how of particular he can be. A very picky eater. Despite all of the pizza, milkshakes, cheese, and sausage offered over the last few months, he still has not gained any weight. He does like milk, however. So, we will increase his milk-based nutritional drinks from 1x daily to 4x daily. And, if any one has any super-fatty recipes, send them my way!

On another note, Will is almost potty trained. It turns out that my very particular boy does not like a soiled diaper. He prefers his undies to a diaper, and accidents are typically attributable to Mommy and Daddy not getting him to the potty in time. Lila will use the potty chair but does not have a strong drive to prevent soiling her diaper. Now, Addie, she has absolutely no interest in this potty training business. She is strong-willed, and I suspect that one day she will just decide that she is done with diapers. But for now, I chase around little bare-bottomed kids, hoping to get them on the potty chair.