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mpotter — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:22:43 GMT

maybe she'll even out.

my littlebean is a few months older than fable.

she was big when she was born (9-3, 21in) and kept growing. at one point, she gained 3lbs in one month. strictly nursing. i thought that was a bit much.

in any case, she looked 6mos at 2mos. and at 6mos, she seemed to even out.

went in for 9mo appt and she barely grew at all.

went from %iles in the upper 90s like fable to the ones in the 50s.

and fable's head is hugely adorable. love the thighs. littlebean's are fun to eat, as well.

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Nila — Sun, 10 May 2009 08:28:10 GMT

Large heads here. With my first son, the doctor wrote in his chart that mom and dad have a large head so babies large head is okay. He was such a cute bobble head. It made it really hard to crawl and walk being as top heavy as he was. Thanfully, at 12 he's finally grown into his head.

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kittenpieblog — Sat, 09 May 2009 02:18:17 GMT

The Bun was just the same - he was the same as his sister at birth, 20.5", 7.5 lbs., massive heads. His was so large they ultrasounded it before we left the hospital to make sure it was just normal large, not problem large, in fact. But where Pumpkinpie stayed pretty lean and crossed 20 lbs at a year, The Bun exploded, and crossed 20 lbs. at 6 mos. I bet like me, you have huge biceps and an aching back, am I right?

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Diane — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:50:58 GMT

Same thing happened with my oldest, lovingly referred to by us as "pumpkin head." We did have to go see a pediatric neurosurgeon, who told us he just had a large head. He is finally growing into it at age 3. And, he is very smart IMHO.

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Robyn — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:27:45 GMT

I have two kids, my daughter was (and still is) petite, tiny & waif-ish. My son was born 24 inches long and stays in the 95% percentile still. His head was so big he actually wore Daddy's skull cap home from the hospital.

My boy's a genuis too, maybe he & Fable will hook up one day...do you think she'll like longhairs?? LOL

:) Rob

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Haley — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:25:17 GMT

I was in the 95th percentile for tallness when I was a kid. I'm a whopping 5'3" now. : P

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spicylikeginger — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:15:22 GMT

LOL! Supermodel Genius, FO SHO!!

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cocosmalls — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:40:25 GMT

we literally had the EXACT same thing happen with jack his head was (and still is) off the charts. he could not crawl because his head would tip him over.

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Shiri — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:37:49 GMT

Ok, I realize I'm about the 80th person to say this, but still: My baby cousin's head was so big when he was about 6 to 8 months that they wanted to force him to wear a helmet all the time. Seriously. His mom refused and he'll be 3 in Oct, and has completely grown into his head (and is fine). I kind of want him to marry Fable, because he lives in LA too, but I'm leaving that part out for now. Except I just didn't.

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GingerB — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:10:13 GMT

My kids are miniatures and Fable is ginormous but they'd still all look lovely playing together. But it is true, a big head pulls a child over, even with those lucious thighs to weigh her down, you'll still need to watch for tippiness. I have a tiny three year old and her big head pulls her out of furniture or off a tricycle enough that I sometimes have to laugh - as long as she is not hurt. My head has been tipping me over since childhood too. We big headed gals need something to keep us grounded, since eotherwise hwe would have to run everything given our special brains and talents!

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Jackie — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:43:27 GMT

WOWZERS, she makes my kids seem even tinier! My 5month old son wears size 3-6 month clothes, and even my 2yr old daughter often wears clothes smaller than size 2. But Fable is absolutely gorgeous, and seems perfectly proportionate to me! I'm sure there's no cause for concern over her larger-than-average melon. It's just more of her to love :)

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Leslie — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:38:28 GMT

she is the most adorable thing ever. LOVE the pic in the high chair. She is SO cute.

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BabyInBroad — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:20:11 GMT

Her head looks perfectly head-sized to me.

That last picture is awesome. Fable could TOTALLY beat me up.

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knockedup — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:53:13 GMT

Dude. Fable weighs more than my 18 month old. I knew Axel was wee, but this proves it! We had to have the opposite kind of testing - the incredible shriking baby testing - and all was a-OK. They're just cautious.

Axel does, however, have a big head. Not quite off the charts big, but big. Hats fit him better. Big heads are good.

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Lisa — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:28:27 GMT

My little man turned three in October. His sister is five. They both wear the exact same size clothing and shoes. I frequently get comments on how BIG he is. He too had to get an MRI of his head and blood tests etc checked because he was off the charts as well. He was fine. Despite the fact that his father is 6'3, my brothers range from 5'9-6'2 (I have 4 brothers). My father in law is 6ft. My mother is 5'11. I am the SMALLEST at 5'7. Doctors just like to be on the safe side not realizing that sometimes its a waste of time and that mothers ALWAYS know their babies! Fable is gorgeous!

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Ray — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:19:13 GMT

Sometimes when a baby/toddler's head is too big doctors tend to get a bit worried about problems (as you've mentioned in your entry). When my cousin was two (last year) they had some tests done on him because the doctor felt that his head was a bit too big as well. I thought it was ridiculous and knew that he was just fine. Turns out that he is just fine and I know that Fable is too.

That little girl of yours is so beautiful; those big eyes of hers are just gorgeous (I'm jealous. Hehe). God bless her! <3 <3 <3

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Tami — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:56:48 GMT

Her head has to be large to hold those big beautiful eyes! My two children also have large heads off the charts but it is like you said, they are geniuses. I never thought my head was large until a friend said, "Wow, your Dad has a large head like you". Uhm, thanks.

Gorgeous Fable can join my Big Head Club-and maybe my Big Thigh Club too but mine aren't as cute as hers. On second thought, I don't want anyone to see my thighs.

Don't listen to anyone - Fable is beautiful!!

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StephS — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:48:15 GMT

My head had to be re-examined every single week when I was around Fable's age, because it was also off the charts. Turned out there were no actual problems, though - I just happen to have a big head, like my dad. Yay for big-headed girls! :)

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Kendra — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:00:50 GMT

Apparently all my kids have gigantic heads, though it's most noticeable with my middle one. I commented on it once to the doctor and speculated that neither my husband or I seem to have really big heads, so where did this come from? And he said, "Well, it's certainly possible that it runs in your families. What hat sizes do they wear?" And though I'm sure he was trying to be helpful, the only thing that really stuck out for me in that conversation was wondering, "Who knows what hat sizes their family members wear?"

It was a relief to me when I figured out that my kids had big heads and it wasn't that all the manufacturers of kids clothing were crazy, making these ridiculously small neck holes. I love Fable and all the other big-headed babies!

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mamalang — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:41:02 GMT

My firends son has a big head. They've gone through craziness with ultrasounds and cat scans for the them to be told he just has a big head. SO does his dad. Good luck, and I'm glad your doctor is willing to see if it's growing at a decent rate.

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samantha jo campen — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:07:29 GMT

Theo was 5 1/2 weeks early and weighed 6 lbs 8.5 oz and was 20 inches long. At FOUR MONTHS he was 19 lbs. At FOURTEEN months he's THIRTY POUNDS and 33" tall (Hubby is 6'3" and I'm 5'4"). The docs were worried about Theo's head too, not only in size but shape as he had a flat head in back. They said it was good news that he was big all over, as opposed to being a string bean and then having a huge melon. At 6 months we took him to see a specialist at Children's Memorial and the guy there was awesome. He said that some kids just have big heads, but as long as it's growing evenly it's not too big a deal. A lot of doctors rush to put the helmet on the kids and that works, but he said by 18 months the problem sorts itself out anyway. The helmet is just a faster way to get the same result. Now, this is because Theo's head wasn't misshapen. If he had some craziness on one side or something then it would have been a different story, and of course everyone is different.

I like the Big-headed Baby Club anyway :-) No matter what Fable will have the best noggin around!

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jackie — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:51:12 GMT

Ok on a totally dif topic, but still related to the sweet peas head, those headbands are awesome!

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Cate Subrosa — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:49:37 GMT

Oh, that last picture. She is so gorgeous. The more of her the better, I say.

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w8n4iamiam — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:27:00 GMT

The opposite is true for my two youngest weighing in at a whopping 10.4 and 10.10 at birth!! Now they are the smallest/shortest among their peers. Go figure.

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w8n4iamiam — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:25:42 GMT

Since when was "off the charts" a bad thing?