Physical Development

Grow approximately 9 cm a year

Usually has quadrupled birth weight and gains between 1.8 - 2.3 kg a year

Head growth will slow- from 3⁄4 inch (2 cm) in his second year alone to 3⁄4 to 1 1⁄4 inches (2–3 cm) over the next ten years

The baby fat they had in the first months of life gradually will disappear during these preschool years