5 Months!

This month we started solids. We're starting with the cereals and then moving into veggies and fruits. Let's hope it all goes well!

One more thing...

This was the sort of day I was having Friday. I was walking into work, looked down and saw this. I started laughing. What more could I do. Never get dressed in the dark! Ah, what it is to be a mom in a rush, on little sleep, with a sick baby.
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Sick Baby Update #2

On Friday my mom called and freaked me out because she said Andy was falling asleep and his arms started shaking uncontrollably. Scary sight. I figured I better get him to the doc since the night before he had a low grade fever. Turns out the shaking is normal at this age. Also turns out the ear infection is still going strong. So Andy is now on a stronger amoxicillin. Just 2 days in and he's already looking better. Hope this one does the trick.

I'm also gonna try the olive oil trick tonight. Was sorta weary, but after reading about in Dr. Sears I am more confident. Thanks Susie!

Sick Baby Update

I just realized I never posted Andy's official diagnoses from when he got sick over Thanksgiving. Saturday we took him in to see his pediatrician because he was more fussy and had begun pulling on his ear. He also had a lot of crust build up on the outer rim. Turns out he had a double ear infection [I had tons of these as a kid and yes I was breastfed so obviously it doesn't make that much of a difference]. The pediatrician had to dig out wax build up so she could see in his ear, that's how much build up there was. So he was sent home on amoxicillin for 10 days.

That Thursday [last week] he had his 4 month check up. His right ear was still slightly infected and his left was still very infected so he didn't get his shots. We made an appt to return in 2 weeks when his infection should be gone and he could get his shots.

Well he is now done with the amoxicillin but he is still sick! He has developed a cough, he is very fussy, and I get a call from G that Andy has started pulling on his ears again. No good. I do also wonder if maybe he's getting a tooth. I highly doubt the infection is still raging and think maybe Andy just happened to brush his ear. He could have been going for his mouth. Or I read somewhere the pain from the gums travels to the ear. I'm gonna have to check his gums when I get home tonight. Anyone have any tips on how to check and what to look for? He has no fever and he has been drooling a lot more the last couple of days.

Official 4 Month Picture!

4 months 10 days

Picture Post!

I was happy G picked up the camera on Sunday and started snapping pictures of Andy and I. I realize now that we hardly have any pictures together. My favorite are the last two.