Percentiles

My younger two children are tiny. 4yr old Victoria is in the 2nd percentile on the WIC formulated height-for-age chart, and the 10th percentile in the weight-for-age chart; she is my most neurotypical child, a little advanced is all. Aily, who is 21mo doesn't score a percentile on the standard, for age, WHO charts, but on the height-to-weigh WHO charts she scores in the 50th. Aily's doesn't rank on the charts for girls with Down Syndrome either, which makes them pretty much as useless as the standard charts.

My oldest two are above 50th percentile weight and height wise though they've both pretty much hit the BMI age instead of charting; Brianne is 12, and Keegan is 14.

The girl's grandmother's are 59 inches, three inches above being considered in the height range of dwarfism, both of their grandfathers are above average height. Oh their dad, my ex, is short too, 5'6" on a good day. Mostly in my family we are short, I'm the tallest girl, at least until my nieces Sam and Angel outgrow me. Brianne is only expected to reach my 5' 4".

In light of all of this, when they told me that because Aily has Down Syndrome she will probably be below average height, 'oh good, she'll fit right in then'.

What does it matter? Aily wore newborn clothes for months and is only in 9mo clothes now. Brianne never wore newborn clothes and was in 9mo clothes by the time she hit 3mo, she's in juniors size 2 now. I have my pixie girls and my tomboys, it doesn't change how much I love all my children. Aily might have to wait longer to ride the rides, but considering she has a conniption if I even try to play on the park with her, I don't think that's such a big deal, just means I have some one to wait with while my thrill seekers have their go.