Growth Charts

When my children were born, they both received a growth chart as a gift. Every month, I would place them/stand them in front of the chart and take a picture. If they had a doctor's appointment, I would mark their height and weight on the chart with the date. Now I only remember to do it every few months (sometimes only once a year when they have their doctor's appointments), but I have a photo time line of how fast they grew and how much they changed.

I found that if I didn't hang the growth chart in their room, I would forget to pull it out and update it. I ended up hanging it on the bedroom wall. Luckily, there are so many different options available that it can blend right into the decoration scheme of the room. Amazon carries a lot of different varities (butterfly, zoo, cars and trucks, woodland animals, baseball, flowers). Many local libraries and banks offer free paper growth charts as well. There are a few online options for free growth charts as well (CDC often has some available).

I'm not sure what I'm going to do when they get older. I've started taking a picture on the first day of school, complete with their backpacks, standing on the front porch. I also still keep track of their height and weight in their health/memory books, so I may make a memory book page with their pictures and vitals.

Do you use a growth chart? What's your favorite way to keep track of your kids' growth?