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I think they just level off once they start walking and are so active. Can you try more fatty foods? Cheese, avocado, yogurt, peanut butter, etc.

My LO is huge but she had a big weight drop at her 12 month check up. She's always around the 80th percentile for weight and height. At her 12 month she went down to 25th and 50th...but she still looked like a big girl to me so that was shocking to me. She was back in the 80th percentile by her 18 month check up

We don't have our 1 year appointment until the end of Feb as well and though I haven't weighed LO - he hasn't gone up in clothing size in awhile and he's not really on the big side anyways. Can you email your pediatrician to see if they have any concerns just to put your mind at ease until the appt?

Like others, I think it's normal once they're moving around! As long as she's meeting all other milestones and you're offering food (she's just not eating it) then I wouldn't worry!

DS is also a super picky eater and very low percentile. I have no advice because we are still struggling at 16 months but its seems like a pretty clear link between his appetite and weight gain. When he wants to eat more he gains better but he usually just refuses to eat much. Is there something in particular she likes? DS likes carbs so I try to put healthy and fatty things in them. Pancakes with bananas and peanut butter or triple coconut muffins with carrots or other veggies. He goes nuts for the coconut muffins and they really help with the weight gain.

@photojane: That is tough! DS also goes through phases where he loves something and then won't touch it again - cheese sticks and yogurt for him. We are still experimenting to see what works. The doctor told us not to let him eat anything unless he is in the high chair because he's a grazer and just wants to eat on the go. But we tried and overall he just eats a lot less. So don't be afraid to try new things and just see what happens. What is working at the moment is letting DS out of his high chair the second he starts acting bored and then let him come back to the table to finish his meal in the following half hour or so. So like he'll run around and then stop by the table and eat a little more. Usually he will finish most of his meal that way but if we just made him sit in the high chair most of it would wind up on the floor.

And if it makes you feel any better, DS is totally off the CDC growth chart now and just went from 2nd to 5th percentile on the WHO. He is seriously tiny.