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Is. had her six month check-up on Friday morning, which meant we learned the
\nnew set of measurements. This percentile, that percentile. Head
\ncircumference: 35th. Weight: 28th. Length: 49th. Percentiles are a
\nrelatively uncomplicated normative system for babies: their first (or second, after APGAR<\/a>) grades<\/i>.
\nA kind of IRE (Infant Record Exam). <\/p>\n

Fortunately, as of Friday, Is. will now have one set of scores.
\nThroughout the first six months, she had two sets, each corresponding to a
\ndifferent age: one actual, one gestational. Against her actual peers:
\n15th. Against her gestational peers: 53rd. At six months, we’re told, her
\nearliness starts to matter much less, and her development is now calibrated
\nagainst others born in early August. This means she’s being scored against
\nfull-term babies. Unfair, of course.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

All along, I’ve been intrigued by the scoring, but not because I get worked
\nup about how her head size compares (I’m probably in the 99th percentile both
\nfor noggin and nose, so it’s reassuring that she’s not yet topping out either of
\nthose charts yet). The intrigue, in part, involves the way the chart, onto which
\nthe measurements are graphed, shows shaded areas–zones of risk related to
\npatterns of measurable<\/i> development. <\/p>\n

I suppose there is a lot more that could be said about this, but I mention it
\nonly because I’ve been giving it some thought since Friday. It’s sort of
\nbizarre, on the one hand, and practical on the other. And, as Collin has
\nsuggested to me, an expanded array of percentiles could be the conceptual basis
\nfor one hilarious comic. But, until I can draw better, I’ll just keep it
\nin mind, and look forward to plotting the new evidence of growth when we let the
\npediatrician tangle her in scales and rulers in another three months. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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