tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6022375001701209500.post5678701270474011207..comments2023-06-15T08:46:27.898-07:00Comments on BELLABELL SOUNDINGS: BABY ANNOUNCEMENTSBellabellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14272996485620573797noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6022375001701209500.post-75004361408915046882009-01-07T19:54:00.000-08:002009-01-07T19:54:00.000-08:00As a mother of four (smallest was 5 lbs 2 oz) I ca...As a mother of four (smallest was 5 lbs 2 oz) I can tell you that it is emotionally satisfying to know the weight and length of each of my babies, even though it was 35 years ago when I started accumulating the statistics. Mug shots of newborns do not give a hint of what the kid will look like a year or two down the road, and it is hard to tell them apart without a label in the photo album. Just little bundles with a face and (maybe) some hair. But the statistics are defining. Besides, length and weight are critical at every doctor visit for the first 5 years, and mamma anxiously waits to see the latest charting of growth and percentile as confirmation that she is doing a good job.wordsfromhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201989298085513727noreply@blogger.com