Weight – 10 pounds, 9 ounces 14 pounds, 10 1/2 ounces 19 pounds, 6 1/2 ounces
22 pounds, 13 ounces
Length – 29 inches 29 1/2 inches 30 1/2 inches
31 1/4 inches
Head circumference – 16 3/4 inches 17 inches 17 1/4 inches
17 5/8 inches
Waist – 12 inches 14 inches 17 inches
18 1/2 inches
Leg, hip to heel – 12 inches 12 1/4 inches 13 3/4 inches
14 1/4 inches
Foot – almost 4 inches 4 inches 4 3/8 inches
4 1/2 inches
Upper thigh circumference – 5 inches 7 1/2 inches 9 3/4 inches
10 1/4 inches
Ankle circumference – 3 inches 4 inches 4 3/4 inches
5 inches
Arm, shoulder to fingertip – 10 inches 11 1/4 inches 11 3/4 inches
12 3/8 inches
Upper arm circumference – 3 1/4 inches 4 3/4 inches 5 1/2 inches
6 3/8 inches
Wrist circumference – 2 3/4 inches 3 1/2 inches 4 inches
4 1/8 inches
The child is growing before our eyes! Katie has reached a healthy weight for her current height. From here on out, we expect her growth to continue at a more typical pace, so…
…next Katie-stats update in the middle of May at six months from Gotcha Day!
She is SO BEAUTIFUL! I just can’t get over her! Seeing this post today, I excitedly pulled out my booster seat brochure with the measuring tape on it – my, oh my how she has grown! Absolutely amazing, mama. Amazing.
As she gets bigger please e-mail me if you have any car seat questions. I know, I’m a giant nerd, but that’s the sort of thing I think about, especially with SN kids (or kids who have temporary special needs because of neglect) because the typical guidelines don’t fit them. Every time I pull out this brochure, I think how it would be legal in my state – and almost every other state – to put Katie in a seat belt alone. Yikes.
Thinking of your family often. I can’t put into words how thankful I am for the privilege of having seen God work through your family on more people than we’ll probably ever know. Bless all of you.
Amazing!!! Beautiful!!! LOVE YOU!!! steph
Praise the Lord! This post brought tears to my eyes. Katie looks beautiful! Thank you for what you have done for her (with the Lord’s help).
i feel like we are watching stop action photography – it’s simply amazing! looking at katie’s pictures, reading her “stats” – her past seems almost unreal…
regarding katie’s growth; are you now changing up her feeding pattern to accomodate her weight/stature? can you switch more of her nutrition to table foods?
and that picture? LOVE!
wonderful update!!
wow! how much she has grown! I can’t believe you’ve her so long already, but it also seems like you’ve always had her. Little Katie miracle!
Wow!!!!!! God is good!!!!!!
Excellent!!! So great to see her growing so much <3
She is precious and gorgeous. I love the white ribbon! Her growth is almost too good to be true. What phenomenal love and care you have given this precious angel!
It took me a minute to realize what was different! No NG tube! Wonderful
I’ve been following your blog since mid-December when I was first made aware of Reece’s Rainbow by a family in our city in the process of adopting two girls from EE. My husband and i are the adoptive parents of 6 boys- one a private adoption from Mexico 30 years ago and the others out of the Oregon state foster system. Our almost 11 year old has Down Syndrome so, like many, this is dear to my heart. I’ve been praying along with your requests and following the other families making this journey and I’m so excited that, today, I became a Prayer Warrior for 3 RR children! I believe God is building an army one family, one Warrior at a time and these gates will be stormed like they have never been stormed in history. I have a picture of the White Witch’s castle in Narnia with Aslan breathing on stone and setting the captives free. These children are being made visible by families like yours and we will never be able to hide our eyes and say we didn’t know.
That is AMAZING growth! Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!
Oh, Suzanna. She is simply beautiful. How beautiful she is to our Savior. Those numbers are so helpful to put context to what we see. It is amazing. Don’t be surprised if she continues to amaze you. My oldest son gained 15 lbs and 5 inches in his first year. It is completely, utterly amazing what God can do!!
Praise the LORD!! What a blessing she is to all who read about her and pray for her.
Katie, a wonderful blog reader BLESSED our Katie by sending a nearly new car seat for the next stage when she gets there. Another Britax, no less!
So sweet! Love her smile!
Wonderful!! Praise the Lord!! and no tube!!!! Yay!!!
No more tube! Was Katie happy to have it out? Katie little face is just too precious!
Jamie, Shari, and Sharon, Katie still has and needs the NG tube for liquids. The camera was just taking advantage of her temporarily tubeless state after she pulled it out today! She usually pulls it out on the Murphy’s Law plan–right before meals, as we are walking out the door, etc, haha!
Susanna, what a blessing to get those stats and be reminded once again today that there is hope and promise and that God is amazing. My heart is overflowing with happiness for all of you and for Katie. Getting to see a picture of that beautiful girl didn’t hurt either!! Much love from California.
WOW! Thank you Lord!
Wow! She is doing great! I hope that the next little ones coming home (including mine YAY!) can improve so quickly and be so healthy. She is beautiful! Following her journey is what brought us to our tiny Keith and we are so thankful for that. :) Bringing home 5 is waaaaayyy better than “just” 4. lol
Oh Katie! What a perfect blessing you are! You are thriving and growing and learning and loving and … so beautiful to watch through your mother’s blog!
Suzanne, I’m so glad y’all got these first measurements. How exciting to see how she’s growing. Most of all, I love seeing her precious facial expressions. She truly is not hidden away anymore. I thank God for His mercy!
Wow, Susanna! Her growth is amazing! Praise God!! I just love her laughing picture :) She is beautiful.
Thanks for posting this, Susanna. How I love to watch your girl grow.
Oh it makes me grin ear to ear watching her squishy goodness grow! xoxo
Did I miss a post about the NG tube coming out!? YAY Katie!!
Beautiful…. Simply beautiful…just seeing her happy face is the BEST!!!!
Amazing – and miraculous!
Susanna,
Truly amazing stats! I too immediately noticed the missing NG tube – but that is temporary. You will soon be posting that you could throw it away! Congratulations to both of you and Praise to Almighty God who ransomed her from the evil ones!
Oh, she is beautiful and how she is growing!! Thanks so much for sharing the miracle of God’s redemption of precious Katie with us.
She is so precious! Thanks for the update and it is amazing to see how much growth she has made in 3 short months.
Yay Katie!
Praise God! I love watching this miracle unfold right in front of our eyes.
(I also have a 9 year old daughter named Katie, and so it has been especially heartwarming to me watching your precious little one blossom!)
Amazing! What a blessing to be able the see and hear about this wonderful story! This is “true religion”.
Beautiful, PTL
Susanna, wonderful! Yeah, I found your story on my car seat tech board. I figured somebody would take care of that. Because of her bone density though and her muscle tone and probably a variety of other things, I would keep her rear facing as long as you can. The next stage seat probably goes both ways. But uh, you have eleven kids, you’ve probably figured that bit out. Haha! I used to have a Boulevard and a Frontier – M rode in the Frontier as a booster until she was ten, and she’s in the 50th percentile! They make some great long-lasting seats with great ease of use features. 80% of car seats are installed/used incorrectly, so I love it when something is straightforward for a parent instead of taking three trained professionals to figure out (and that has happened…). LOL.
I didn’t even notice that her NG tube was out, I thought something was different that I couldn’t put my finger on, I think I just don’t notice it anymore! I can’t imagine trying to keep that thing on a busy, growing girl. I can’t even keep a hat on a kid!
She’s so adorable….and so fun to see the numbers that show she’s growing as much as the pictures show!
So glad you posted these stats. I was eagerly awaiting them!
so cute!! Love to see these updates, what a miracle!!!!
Given her history with how she received liquids I’m guessing they are challenging for her! But, it will come- I’ve seen her “swamp” beverage
In addition to our son with DS we also adopted a child that had been a victim of shaken baby syndrome (CP, seizures, vision, G-tube) and we were told he would never eat orally or develop past the skills of a 9 month old. I’m proud to say he now orders his own lunch from the regular school lunch menu using his laptop and a touch screen! These kids can be amazing! It looks like she is making great strides! Congratulations to you and your husband, your other kiddos and all the others who are “gifting” you with their expertise.
WOW!!!!
Oh Sweet Katie and Sweet Mama Susanna, it has been awhile since I’ve commented. Just busy with winter colds, work, and applying for graduate school, but I could NOT pass this entry up without congratulating you! How even more beautiful you are Katie with your growth! With your cheeks puffily surrounding your precious smile! And that twinkle in your eye is just perfect! I’m so happy to see these numbers!
I love that Katie can pull her g-tube out! That is a major accomplishment that she can coordinate the actions for a very purposeful action! So proud of your Katie and continued prayers for her health and happiness!
I can hardly believe this is the same child!! Praise God!