Skinny Obese

We took Troy in for his 15-month checkup today. All in all, he’s doing well. But while we were there, my wife asked about Troy’s calorie intake. She’d been reading online that toddlers need 1100 calories a day, and on his best day, Troy only gets around 800. The doctor told us that Troy is heavy for his height. Which makes no sense to me. Heavy for his age maybe, but height? He’s a toothpick. He’s long and lean, but he looks perfectly proportionate for his height. The doctor was trying to say that Troy was getting plenty to eat, and that we shouldn’t increase his calories. But it was still an unusual way to express that.

Just for reference, Troy tipped the scales at 30 pounds 7 oz and was 33.75” tall. Both are in the 99+ percentile for his age, which he has pretty much lived in since we brought him home from the hospital. This of course led to sarcastic joking between my wife and I all day, about how our baby is overweight and obese. Which nobody in their right mind would say if they saw him. So, I guess he’s skinny obese! Also as a reference, CC’s son, Declan, is 33 pounds and 33” tall. So, what category would that put him in exactly?!

So, a little annoyed by this assessment, I took Troy out to the car and fed him some cheese and turkey. That'll teach them to call my son "heavy"!