We took Molly in for her 1 year appointment hoping the Dr. would put her on whole milk and we would get to save money by not having to buy formula. But I was wrong. She weighed in at 16 lbs. 2 oz.(not on the charts - barely a 1%) and 28 inches long (20th percentile). We've got a petite little girl on our hands. So not only can we not turn her around in her carseat yet, we have to put her on Pediasure - only the most expensive nutrition drink out there. The cheapest I've found is $9.44 for a six pack. And she is supposed to have 2 cans a day. So in doing the math - that's $94.40 plus tax a month. And we have to do this for 3 months. Well, I got semi-smart and bid on 18 $2.00 off coupons. So that brings us down to $74.40 plus tax a month. YIKES!! I've been looking for a generic brand but can't seem to find one - please tell me if you know of one. Anyway, we also have to put butter in her foods to fatten her up. I'm starting to give her hot dogs and she loves cheese so hopefully this plan will work. But another caveat is that she starts Sonshine school next week and her eating won't be as closely monitored so I'm a little concerned. And she is still on a bottle. But we'll work on the sippie cup thing pretty soon. So that's that story of our little baby. She's still as happy as can be and plays well.
Posted by Kim at August 29, 2004 10:15 PM