7 Months

Now that Morgan is almost 8 months old, I suppose I should write her 7 month update…

Morgan Likes: Baby Food! (she ate 6 jars yesterday), her Jumperoo, her puppies, and playdates

Morgan Dislikes: Taking her reflux medicine, going to the doctor, the vacuum cleaner and having her mouth wiped

What’s New?  Morgan had her follow-up appointment with the GI doctor this.  He was very pleased that she is doing so well and eating so many solids.  She weighed in at 17 lbs. and 27 inches.  He said to keep her on the medicine and that we will see her in three months to start adding in some dairy/soy.

What Morgan Is Eating:  She has loved exploring the wonderful world of baby food and can really put it away.  Her favorite is sweet potatoes.   She has even started drinking water and some milk out of a sippy cup!!!  I have started making homemade baby food because we both gagged when we smelled a jar of chicken baby food. 

What Morgan Plays With:  She loves her jumperoo and gets very excited to the point it looks like she is doing River Dance when she is in it.  Morgan enjoys our reading time before naps and bedtime.  She loves bathtime and is no longer in her baby tub but has taken over Mommy’s bathtub.

What Morgan Says: “Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba…”  She now has four teeth and will sometimes grind them together which is pretty gross.

How Morgan Spends Her Time:  She wakes at around 8 a.m. and then takes a nap at around 10:30 and another at 3pm.  Her bedtime is at 8:30.  She is sleeping much better and is even in her crib now.  We have a pretty regular schedule where she eats solids three times a day.  I am trying to only nurse her after her solids so she gets filled up on those first.  She isn’t crawling just yet but she will roll from one side of the room to the other.  Yesterday I went out of the room for a second and walked in to find her pulling up on the tv cabinet.  Yikes…

Life is Good...

For the last couple months we took a refrain from most activities (including blogging) because Morgan was having lots of problems with reflux.  For about 4 weeks she was up about every hour at night.  Morgan has a milk and soy protein allergy which means that I avoid all dairy and soy products.  It turns out that it is common for babies with this allergy to also have reflux.  To make a long story short, we opted to see a GI Pediatrician because our general pediatrician wasn't super helpful in trying different medications that may help.  So, after seeing the GI Pediatrician in Round Rock, we found a dosage of medication that worked.  She started sleeping longer stretches but was still up quite a bit.  At that point, we had no other choice but to do some sleep training.  I have never been a proponent of letting her cry but fortunately it worked and wasn't nearly as dramatic as I thought.

I'm happy to say that she is sleeping from 9pm to 9am and get up only once at night to eat.  She is also eating solids 3 times a day (2-3 jars) and has her fourth tooth coming through.  She is even out of the bouncer at night and is in her very own crib.  Most importantly, her overall mood is better.  She is a very happy little girl during the day....unless I am making her take her reflux medicine.