Baby Bliss - September 2009

September 12, 2009 – 7 and 8 months Old


Hello,

Emelia is growing like a weed; she is now 17 lbs 4 oz, she has 4 teeth, she is scooting along on her hands and knees (almost a crawl) and pulling herself up on stuff. It is so amazing to watch her grow; she is so smart and so sweet! She is also working on foods; she worked her way through the veggies; peas, green beans, carrots, squash and the fruits; apples, bananas and pears. She does not love these foods, but still likes her cereal and oatmeal and hopefully she will grow to like some food soon. She is also drinking from cups, water bottles and learning to use a sippy cup.

She recently had an allergic reaction to Gerber Baby Pin Wheels, they are a starter “cracker like” food that melts in baby’s mouth, but she had an instant reaction and broke out in hives around her mouth. It’s hard to narrow down what in the Pin Wheels she reacted too, because those “convenient starter” foods are loaded with a ton of ingredients. She continued to get hives for a couple days, so Rich took her to the doctors and they prescribed a steroid to help with the reaction. It’s too bad, because before I took it away, she was really enjoying the fact that she was feeding herself. Unlike the little Cheerio type “puffs”, they are still too tiny for her to get to her mouth and these were the perfect size – damn additives, preservatives and unnatural ingredients. So, we are back to one organic ingredient food at a time.

And, as first time – over paranoid parents because she had her first spill, she is no longer allowed more than 6 inches off the ground, unless being held (per Rich). He he he!

And as usual despite her little hiccups over the last two weeks, and the probability that she is still teething, she has been a perfect little angle! She is babbling more and more, and says “dadadad dadada”, but I don’t think she knows it yet – although Rich is quick to claim it as her first word. We also had to move her to her crib at night (a smooth transition), which is on the lowest level possible and she now even plays in her room too! I hate to see her “move out” of our room but she seems to be enjoying these little steps.