eids has seen that thread thanks guys - just not had time to post at length but have responded. Sometimes I need to take some time to think about what I want to post etc.
bethoo tell the hv to go suck eggs.
He looks perfectly healthy. He is just ditty.
We had the same thing with dd3's check up - she is falling across the percentiles - now on the bottom. Gp said - just check in a month and we well see how she is BUT she looks healthy and happy. She is quite long though.
If hayden is not looking for extra food etc, is happy and content - lots of wet and pooey nappies then that is fine.
Dd2 went from top percentile to bottom in weight - BUT still had her huge head and looked a little off for a bit - all out of proportion.
I told the Gp that dd2 had done what dd3 is doing and when she checked she had - DD2 soon caught up and was back doing fine.
As to babbling - lots BUT we do lots of things with dd1 for her speech therapy and I guess we do the same with the other dds and so dd2 is actually ahead of the average 3yo - in terms of her verbal skills. Dd3 has said mumma and dadda but not with a real purpose in that she knew who mumma and dadda were just they were sounds.
FWIW - boys tend to lag behind girls in speech development.
hope that helps to make you feel better.
Hope all is well with everyone - just been hectic here of late and getting worse with end of year break ups for school, kindy, dh things etc.
I am off to a pamper morning tea next week however and will take the time to sit and enjoy a massage etc along with scrummy morning tea for a few hours before it is back to it.