Growing Girl

This girl is growing! Over the last few months, Hayden has been eating us out of the house. I have been having a hard time keeping up with the demands of her metabolism! A typical menu in the day of Hayden goes something like this:

Breakfast:

2 to 3 waffles or 3 packets instant oatmeal

1 piece of fruit, usually banana

2 - 8oz cups of milk

1 hour later:

yogurt or granola bar

juice

Lunch (2 hours later):

1 1/2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

carrots

jello or pudding

milk

Afternoon Snack:

crackers and a piece of fruit

Dinner:

2 servings of a main dish

2 servings of veggies

salad w/ any pink salad dressing

milk

After dinner snack:

I try to discourage this unless she's super starving again! Dry cereal (gets cut off of liquids by 7p), or a fruity something. Ice cream or cookies on the weekend!

So....after a day of eating like that, repeatedly, it's hard to imagine that she stays so thin. But she does! Those that know her well know that she takes off running as soon as she wakes up in the morning and she doesn't stop until she crashes at night (usually between 7:30 and 8p). Her metabolism is in high gear. We noticed her pudging up a bit and I figured she was packing it in getting ready for a growth spurt. Boy, was I right. She's growin' like a sprout! She is 45 inches tall and 44 pounds. Tall and skinny and you'd never know that she's still eating that much. But it amazes me that in just a little over 2 months, she's grown so much. I'm glad I didn't buy her too many summer clothes yet because she's outgrowing what I did get her in early March to start the season. Figures...never fails!