8 months old

Today E turned 8 months old and I just can't believe how fast these 8 months have flown by. It's so crazy how much changes in one month. Last month she was just now starting to crawl and sit up and this month she is pulling up and standing by herself! It's so amazing to watch her grow and to see all of the things she's learning. Her favorite thing right now is waving and saying bye bye and she is just adorable when she does it! She's also started grabbing my phone and putting it to her ear likes she's talking, I guess that means I'm on my phone to much ;) 

We have still be introducing new foods and so far we have only found a couple of foods that upset her tummy. Asparagus and cantaloupe were pretty rough on her tummy so we will hold off on those for a while. I've also been trying to introduce a sippy cup to her. The sippy cup I wanted to use was the sassy grow up cup which is an awesome cup and SLP approved :) she did ok with it at first and even got some water out of it but now she just wants to play with it so we may try switching to a different cup. Any suggestions? 

A little Monday humor

As I'm browsing through Pinterest getting ideas for my picture wall and looking at 1st birthday party ideas (I know I'm planning super early!) I came across this funny and had to share! 

Happy Monday everyone! 

Eating slump

My sweet girl has been on the move! She's rolling and scooting everywhere and even trying to sit up by herself! At our last check up, we were given the ok to start giving E 2 meals a day including cereal and fruit/veggies. She's been tolerating that well but for some reason this last week she has not been taking a bottle. At most she would eat 15oz a day which is not normal for her. I started to get really worried about her not getting enough nutrients and possible dehydration so I called the pediatrician. I was told to stop her meals and force the bottle. Easier said than done! E cried and cried for dinner tonight so I let her have some cereal and applesauce, she was content after her tummy was full! She's done well with her feedings today so hopefully we are getting through this slump. I'll keep you posted. 

6 month checkup

E is growing like a weed! We had her checkup on Wednesday and she was 25.5" long and 15.05 lbs, my big girl :) I always dread these checkups because I hate watching her get shots. Being a nurse, I can give kids shots no problem but when it's your own child it's so heartbreaking. E did so good though, she got her shots and cried for a few seconds then smiled at her daddy!

While we were at the visit our pediatrician said it looked like E might get her second tooth soon and sure enough my sweet girl had her second tooth break through the gum on Thursday! E has been doing so good with trying new foods, I haven't found a fruit or vegetable she doesn't like so far but I did find out she doesn't like oatmeal cereal, I can not get her to eat it at all. We were also told we could feed her cereal and a food twice a day now but E isn't so sure she likes eating cereal twice a day because she has yet to finish a meal since then! We did try avocado tonight and it was definitely a hit :) 

E's first tooth!

I'm so excited, E got her first tooth! She has been drooling and chewing on everything lately so I've been feeling her gums daily and haven't felt anything.  Today when I got home from work she put my pinky in her mouth and I felt something sharp so I rubbed my finger over her gum again,sure enough she had a little tooth! I was so excited I yelled "oh my gosh E you have a tooth!" Of course being the emotional momma I am I started crying! lol we had to call Daddy right away, he was at work and just as happy :) 

Our baby girl is growing up so fast, she will be six months old tomorrow and I just can't believe it. Can't time slow down some? 

Sad momma

I am one sad momma tonight. I work in a clinic and the flu has been spreading like wild fire, so I knew it would be just a matter of time before I got it if I was going to...but serously, did it have to be today on Christams Eve?!

I went in to work this morning and got swabbed and sure enough I was positive for the flu. I've been feeling fine and the only reason I wanted to be examined was because I thought I had a sinus infection. Nope, the flu. I got sent home and was told to not to hold my sweet girl or get to close to her to avoid giving her the flu. She was in the clinic this morning as well for a goopy eye so we went ahead and swabbed her for the flu while she was there, negative thank goodness! 

We had Christmas at my house tonight and it was so hard not holding E and helping her open presents and tomorrow we are suppose to have Christmas with my husbands family but E and I will be missing out on that. This sucks, her first Christmas and I can't even hold her or help her open gifts. I'm probably rambling on but I'm pretty upset about ruining E's first Christmas :(

I also wore a mask tonight to avoid getting anyone else sick, thank goodness my sweet niece didn't want me to be the only one wearing a silly mask so she wore one too! Love her! :)

I'm going to make the best out of this holiday and enjoy my sweet girl no matter what! 

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas! 

I love the holidays

It's been a crazy few weeks between Thanksgiving dinners and trying to Christmas shop! 

We had a good Thanksgiving but my little family was pretty tired after our busy day! We spent that morning at Z parent's house. We listened to Christmas music and finished up cooking the last of the sides for our lunch. The kids played and the guys watched football, which isn't a good idea when your baby is in the next room sleeping! After lunch at my in laws we made our way to my dad's house to visit with them. They had just finished eating and everyone was lounging around watching the football game. E is the center of attention of course and has everyone fighting over who is going to hold her! Sh speak mind one but, she knows she's spoiled :) 

E had this adorable turkey shirt on that her Aunt Christina had made for her and she absolutely loved it. She tried to eat the ribbon the entire time, it was like our own Taggies outfit. 

Unfortunately I had to work Black Friday so I didn't get to go shopping but that's ok I made up for it by online shopping ;) 

My family is so ready for Christmas this year we had our tree up before Thanksgiving! I think Christmas is going to be sooo much fun this year because it's E's first Christmas and our first Christmas in our home! It's finally starting to feel like December to but the weather here lately has been pretty crazy. One day it was almost 80 degrees and the next it was below freezing, crazy Texas weather! 

I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving and I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas just in case I don't blog again until after Christmas!