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!



Six Months

Happy Half Birthday to you!!!

 

Emmy, I can't believe you're six months old! I know I'm partial but I think you're the sweetest, funniest, and happiest baby there is! I love love love being home with you on my days off; you're just so much fun!
This has been a busy month for us! You had a week-long stomach bug that caused really bad diarrhea and a nasty diaper rash. You couldn't stay at daycare of coarse, so Mama had to take her first 'sick day' off to stay home with you! I didn't mind one bit :). You ran your first fever this month too (100.9), which turned out to be another ear infection. I really thought it was going to be something else because you've had several ear infections before and never run fever with any of them! We're thankful that's all it was!
In other news, you're rolling both ways with ease now and you think you're big stuff! Whenever you roll over you'll look up at us and smile so big! You're sitting up really well but not completely unassisted. It definitely won't be long though.
You got to experience your first Fourth of July this month too! Every year on the fourth we go to the lake (your Great Uncle Neal and Great Aunt Kyla's house) to eat and enjoy our big family! Most of the out of town family come down so it's a lot of fun catching up! Everyone was so excited to finally meet you! I was pregnant with you last year (and oh so sick!) so it was fun to show you off this year! It was also our first time to spend the night away from home with you. We packed up ALL your stuff and stayed at Pop and Lollie's house for the weekend. I was nervous you wouldn't sleep well in your pack n play but you were perfect!
Here's a few pictures from that weekend:

Four Generations

Early morning breakfast at Grandmothers. She makes the best biscuits and chocolate gravy- next year you can have some!

Hanging out with Grandmother

Uncle Will sneaking in some lovin'! He has to steal you away when Aunt B isn't looking- she's kind of a baby hog :)

Blurry iPhone picture- Aunt B helped you 'play' in the sprinklers!

We had such a fun weekend!

 

Since you were just at the doctor's office the other day we do have some stats:

Weight: 18lbs 10oz (90%)

Length: 26 3/4 (98%)

 

We go to your six month appointment at the end of the week!

 

Eating: Still on Alimentum and eating 6oz every 3.5-4 hours. You tried some rice cereal this month! You loved it, of coarse, but you got a weird rash on your bottom. I quit feeding you the cereal and it went away. So I decided we'll just skip the cereal and wait until we go to your six month appointment to discuss starting fruits and veggies!

 

Sleep: We've had some rough weeks with sleep this month. For a week straight you randomly started waking up at 4 a.m. You wouldn't wake up crying, just kind of fussing. So instead of trying to rock you back to sleep, we did what we shouldn't have done and just put you in the bed with us. Well the next week you got sick so I let you sleep in our bed a few more times and now you're on the mend but still waking up (now around 2 a.m.) for no reason. As soon as I put you in the bed with us, you start smiling, rubbing our faces, and you go right back to sleep. You're too smart for your own good. No worries, baby bootcamp is in your near future. I will have my good sleeper back :) Despite our nights not being so great, naptime in your crib has been wonderful. I can now lay you down with your paci and lovie and you'll put yourself to sleep! Hallelujah!

 

Sizes: Still in size 3 diapers although your size 3 nighttime diapers are getting a little snug. Wearing mostly 9 month clothing but a lot of 6 month stuff still fits well. Still in 6 month footed pajamas.

 

Play: You're loving your jumperoo these days. You've actually figured out how to jump and you love all the different toys attached to it. Although we don't let you watch a lot of TV, you are mesmerized when we do. Direct TV has a "Baby First" channel with a lot of educational shows that you love! You get so tickled and squeal at the TV. We've used your bumbo a lot this month and you still really like it. Other favorite toys: vibrating/singing pig, link rings, any cold teether, and Sophie.

 

Pictures from your sixth month:

 Pop, Lollie, Aunt B, Uncle Will, Uncle Taylor, and Savannah came over on Father's Day because Daddy was out of town. We grilled burgers and hot dogs and watched a movie.

 You made Daddy a card at daycare for Father's Day

Hanging out with Mama. We've had lots of girl time since Daddy has been at so many football camps.

Trying a little rice cereal for the first time! It was very messy!

Mimi came to visit!

 Sleeping beauties

Happy 4th of July!

You and Uncle Ryan

 

Happy Six Months Bug! I'm so very thankful God gave us you!

We love you to the moon and back!

 

Five Months

Emory, you are 5 months old!!!

 Every month has been great but you are seriously SO much fun right now! You are full of smiles all. the. time! You still "talk" non-stop, laugh out loud A LOT, and squeal with excitement, especially if your Daddy is playing with you. You are consistently rolling from your back to your belly but you have only rolled from belly to back a handful of times; you're almost there though! You love to play on the floor! When I come to pick you up from daycare you're usually asleep on the play mat. They say that's where you're the happiest and you play yourself right to sleep.

 

We haven't had any sickies this month so the last stats we have are from your 4 month appointment which was about a week after you turned 4 months old!

 

Stats from 4 month appt:

Weight: 16lbs 3oz (90th%)

Length: 26 3/4 (98th %)

(Daddy is thrilled about your height! He does not want you to be 5'1 like your Mama!)

 

You again did really well with your shots! I always give you Tylenol the first day and you usually just nap a little extra.

 

Eating: Your formula hasn't changed, still on Similac Alimentum and taking 5-6oz every 3-4 hours (about 30oz per day). We did try giving you 6oz with every bottle to see if you would consistently make it 4 hours in between feedings but you didn't make it 4 hours all the time at daycare so we went back to 5oz. You don't take very long naps at daycare like you do at home which is why I think you don't make it the full 4 hours. On the weekends it's usually not a problem! I can't wait to start feeding you baby food! We decided to hold out until you're 6 months old which is what's now recommended (the rules change often!). Just in the last few weeks you've become really interested in what Mama and Daddy are putting in their mouths so I have a feeling you're going to love it!

 

Sleep: Thankfully, you're still a great sleeper! After bath and bottle, we put you in your sleep sack, give you your giraffe lovie, and rock you for a few minutes while you fall asleep. Once we lay you down, you immediately turn onto your belly. Sometimes being on your belly all night and not being able to roll back over wakes you up, but not too often. Still going down anywhere from 8:30-9:30 and we wake you up at about 6:15 to get ready for daycare. On the weekends you'll usually sleep until 7-7:30.

 

Sizes: We moved you to size 3 diapers and you're still wearing the size 3 nighttime diapers. You're wearing all 6 month clothing and some 9 month things even fit!

 

Play: Playtime is so much fun! You still love your elephant, the oball, and your link rings. You're getting the hang of the jumperoo! It's fun to watch you figure out how all the toys on there work. You don't sit in the bumbo much but you do like it! You're constantly chewing on everything but there's not a tooth in sight. Sophie the giraffe is your favorite teething toy! You have a bib on at all times (except when sleeping) and I change it multiple times per day. The drool is one thing I won't miss!

 

Ok, now for some pictures from your fifth month:

Enjoying the cookout at Gigi and Pawpaw's on Memorial Day weekend. You've got on your red, white, and blue!

Chewing on Sophie

On Memorial Day, Mama and Daddy took you for your first swim! You LOVED it! You were kicking your feet and laughing!

Looking too cute in your ice cream bikini!

Daddy showing you how to kick your feet!

You're such a happy girl!

Holding your bottle like a big girl!

Sleeping beauty.

This is how you sleep now; on your tummy with your booty in the air. On this particular morning, you slept until 9:00 a.m.! Daddy and I didn't know what to do with ourselves.

Daddy was on one of his many trips away this summer so we sent him a good morning picture! We're so thankful for our iPhones!

Celebrating Mimi's birthday at Georgia Blue!

Happy 5 Months my sweet love bug!

We love you SO very much!