9-month Doc Appt.

Height: 27.5 inches (50th %)
Weight: 17 lbs. (25th %)
Head Circumference: 45 cm (55th %)

Week 15

Tricks: we got another 2 roll overs, even better laughter, learning to have 'favorite' toys, loving tummy time, smiles at the dogs, beginning to entertain herself

Life: Yikes! 15 sounds so old!

I was filing bills yesterday during her nap when I started to hear a strange noise: turns out Ellie was sucking and slurping her hands after she woke up. No crying. :) Yay baby!

Ellie came down with her first cold. I fought taking her to the doctor's office, but after missing 2 feedings because her poor little nose was too stuffed up for her to breathe and eat at the same time. So David came home to take us to the pediatrician, after a quick visit we left with a prescription for ammoxacilin to treat her ear infection. To treat her cold, we were told to stick with the humidifier and saline spray. And apparently diarrhea for this age just means that she's pooping almost every hour. We have diarrhea.

Sweet baby still smiles through it all, except when she's hungry and can't eat until her sinuses clear up. She's a trooper!

Love you Munchkin!

Darn cold!

Poor Baby's first cold is really sticking around! She was up a lot last night boy being able to breathe through her nose and occassionally phlem would get in the way too! We will likely head to the Doctor's later today, since I need to get more fluids into her.

Week 13

Tricks: screaming (not my favorite new trick, but I realize she's testing how loud she can be), better laughter, better night sleeper, stronger, and can flip almost over...still needs help getting fully over from belly to back

Life: is generally great!

Doc Appt: 

-13 pounds (70th%)

-24 inches (75th%)
-41 cm head circumference (80%)

Week 6

New Tricks: she can stare at us, hold our gaze, sees dog, sees herself and us in mirror, can start clasping things when we put them in her hands

Life: Has somehow gotten easier - I'm able to shower on most days (big victory and something I couldn't begin to imagine possible in those early weeks).  I'm able to make feel like I'm pulling my weight around here again.  Feels good!

Doc Update: 10.9 pounds (85th %), 22.5 inches (95th %)

Week 2

New Tricks: She can hold her head up and swivel it from side to side when she's lying on her belly, she can clasp your fingers. 

Life:  Sleep isn't really there - we're lucky if we have 3 hours, because it takes another 1 to feed her, an hour to burp and change the diaper and clothes and then an hour for her to sleep.  Repeat.  We're working on it.  The sleep deprivation is nuts. I'm still missing vocabulary and parts of my brain.  David's heading back to work next week, so he'll need some sleep here soon.

Doctor's Appointment:
-7.2 pounds
-21 inches