My 10 year old PA son is very tall and slim, always has been this way. He's not super active, but does have a huge appetite and seems to be an eating machine. He's also a very adventurous eater - if not for this allergy, he'd try everything with abandon, and likes lots of different kinds of foods not typically liked by kids. He's a lot of fun to cook for! My nonPA daughter is the picky one and she's average in height and weight. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

Quote:Originally posted by Alternative to Mainstream:
[b]I can't believe I didn't post on the board for more than a week and no one was concerned! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/tongue.gif[/img]
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Hi Cindy,
People did ask about you.. see "Where are you" thread in off-topic. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

Sheesh, I'm getting a bit jealous reading about all these skinny kids and adults having difficulties putting on weight!
We're all average around here, with the adults fighting middle-age spread (sometimes losing, but always fighting). My PA DD was born at the "greater than 95th%" for both height and weight and has stayed there her whole life (she'll be five in December). She's too young and active to have had time to get fat, but she definitely has her aunt's build, so I suspect she'll be fighting her weight even more than I do all her life (at least as a child, I was always too skinny--as an incentive to gain weight, my mother promised me that I could get my ears pierced in middle school if I gained 20 pounds. Thanks, Mom!). The key for my DD will be to stay active.
Sarah

My pa 3 year old son is small - 29 pounds and wears 2t clothes. My milk allergic daughter is very small - 13 months old and currently 16 1/2 pounds.

Little V weighed in at 32lb- 38 3/4 height
4 Years old
Her twin(Little A) 32lb- 40 height
Love this site
Synthia

Our PA daughter is the same height and weight percentile - so no, she's not overweight. She also eats an amazing amount of food for a young child - she's a two happy meal kinda kid. I assumed she ate well everywhere until a teacher commented on her bird-like appetite. When asked about it, DD said she was worried the food might accidentally contain peanuts. It breaks my heart that such a little child should have such big worries.

Chris is not overweight at all. He is 17 6feet tall and 150 pounds. He went through a chubby stage when he was in about 4th grade because of all the steroids he was on. He is very healthy and a great healthy eater. MY DD is a big girl but seems to be going through that phase now and slimming down. I have always been an average size. MY sister is the smallest thing and she has no allergies. Her kids are very petite and have no allergies.