Emory Gets Tubes

Last Friday, 8/23/13, Emory got her first (and hopefully last) set of PE tubes!

We knew it was inevitable because of the numerous double ear infections she's had.

  We arrived at 6:00 a.m. to get checked in, paperwork filled out, and gown/bracelets on. I was SO nervous she would be upset because she wasn't allowed to have anything to eat or drink after midnight the night before. My girl loves to eat so I was sure she would be pitching a fit. She never whined or cried once! She played with her toys and while waiting on Dr. Sneed to come talk to us, she fell asleep on her Daddy.

It was a horrible feeling when they took her away from us but before we knew it (literally 15 minutes tops) they were calling us to come back and get her. As they warned us, she was really fussy when she came out of anesthesia. And really there was nothing I could do for her. She was able to have some apple juice which made things a little better but she was still fighting me and crying. It only lasted about 10-15 minutes before she fell asleep for good. She slept on the way home and took a good 45 minute nap in her bed once we got home. She was irritable throughout most of the day but slept all night in her bed and woke up the next morning perfectly happy.

We're so thankful it's over and all went well.

Praise the Lord!

Now if only we can keep the ear infections away!



Seven Months

Sweet girl, you are 7 months old!

You need to slow down, your Mama can't keep up!

What a fun month it has been! At your sixth month check up, Dr. E gave us the ok to start some solid foods! I was SO excited about this because I knew you would love it! And I was right! So far you've tried squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, peas, apples, bananas, and pears. You LOVE all the orange veggies but hate the green beans and peas. You're not really crazy about the fruit either which really surprised me. I think it's just a little too bitter right now. Here's a few pictures from our first tries!

It only took a few days and you were a pro! We also got you a big girl highchair this month! We started out feeding you in the bumbo but quickly realized that wasn't going to cut it! We tested out a sippy cup this month, too. You acted like you had been using it since birth, no trouble at all!

You're sitting up completely unassisted now! We're so proud of you! You absolutely love playing on the floor; daycare says it's your favorite place to be when you're there. You have gotten on all fours several times but have yet to go anywhere. I'm not sure I'm ready for that just yet, haha!

Did I ever mention how much you LOVE your Daddy?!? You think he is so funny! I love to watch you two interact. Sweetest. thing. ever. You love him so much, you decided to make "Dada" your FIRST word! Even after weeks of me coaching you to say "Mama." All we hear these days is "Dadadadadada" and your Daddy eats it up!  

Stats:

The last stats we got were at your sixth month checkup:

Weight: 18lbs 11oz (90%)

Length: 27.25 in (98%)

 

Eating: You're eating 6oz of Alimentum every 3.5-4 hours (5 bottles per day). I dropped the 6:30 p.m. bottle you use to get when we got home from daycare and replaced it with solids!

 

Sleep: You're back to being a rock star sleeper. Since We dropped that 6:30 bottle, we put you to bed a little earlier now. We start our bedtime routine about 7:45 and you're usually asleep by 8:30 and sleep until we wake you up in the mornings for daycare. On the weekends you will usually wake up around 7-7:30 a.m.You're still napping great in your crib too! You'll usually take 2 good naps per day and sometimes a cat nap in between those. We're so so thankful for a great sleeper!

 

Sizes: Size 3 diapers and size 3 nighttime diapers. Wearing all 9 month clothing except your footed pajamas which are still 6 months.

 

Play: You still love your jumperoo. You especially love to kick back and watch "Baby First" in it (see below)!

Other favorite toys include: pink bear, Sophie, and vibrating strawberry teether.

Here are some other pictures from this month:

Waiting for Dr E at your 6 month check up.

One of the shots made a really big whelp this time. I'm so glad we're done with shots for a little while!

Aunt B came to stay one weekend. You had so much fun playing with her!

You took your first ride in the front of the stroller. I think you like this view much better :)

Being silly during bath time. You're such a water baby!

I love my little frog!!!

Pop picked you up from daycare for the first time and when I got home your hair was in a pony tail. I thought Pop did it but he said the ladies at daycare got tired of you pulling your bow out, haha! So here is your first little pony tail!

 Playing naked before bath time.

 

Happy 7 months sweet love!

Mama and Daddy love you so much!