7 Months Old

So, again delayed, this post is two-fold. One, to catch everyone up on what we've been up to lately and how Addison's ear surgery went, and two, to fill everyone in on her 7 month milestones and pics.

First, I must apologize for leaving everyone hanging with the ear tube update. Everything was a success - just as expected. And believe me, when they tell you it will only take 15 minutes it will! From start to finish it was only 15 minutes! Phew! :D

Surprisingly our biggest worry was about how she'd handle the fact she couldn't eat before surgery. If you know Addison, she LOVES her bottle and is very used to having it waiting for her when she wakes up. Either that or her cereal. But in this case she couldn't have either. I did make sure to give her one last full bottle at 11:30 at night so she'd last a little bit longer in the morning. We all headed out at 6:00 am for the hospital and luckily didn't encounter any bad roads along the way. Since she was first on the surgery docket, we got checked right in and got her all set to go. Next, we waited for the doctor before she could be taken back to the operating room. This was a little more tricky since hunger was starting to set in. After many attempts at distraction within our little pre-op room, she was hitting her limit and was ready to go back to bed. Luckily the doctor showed up and everything was ready to go. The nurse walked her back to the operating room and she didn't cry once. She was more curious and just stared at her the whole way back. I did tear up a bit just to see them walk away with her but I was able to regain my composure. John and I sat in a little waiting area and within 15 minutes the doctor came out with the successful update and a few seconds of him talking to us, they brought her out to me. Poor thing, I could hear her crying as they walked down the hall. There was a little bit of pain for her but after we got her bottle going she handled it like a trooper. She did stop and whimper a couple of times but still did so well with all of it. She was so exhausted and managed to fall asleep before we could make it home. And since then everything has been fine. We go back for a follow-up next week and we hope the tubes stayed in place - otherwise we have to do it all again. She never was extremely fussy before but she's been doing great since as well. And her sore little bottom is FINALLY starting to get better! :D So, thanks to everyone for the advice, support, and prayers. All is on it's way to getting better!

And here is a picture of what we've been up to since her surgery. Yup, if you look close enough you'll see her new little ponytail! It took Mommy a couple of tries to get it just right and this is the closest we came to it. She's always had a ton of hair for her age but this is the first time we tried putting it up. And boy was it hard to do! Not only was she constantly moving but her hair was soooo thin that it was near impossible to get a hair tie wrapped around it quick enough. But all that work was definitely worth it. She looks sooo adorable and grown up with her new ponytail. Now I can't wait to learn more hairdos!!


And now, for her 7 month update. We don't have stats at this month but we've been to the doctor plenty enough to know that she currently weighs 18 lbs 12 oz. She is a chunk! But sooo fun to squeeze and kiss so we love it. She is still such a good baby and now has two teeth on the bottom. So far, no more have made their debut yet. She loves to laugh and can sit up pretty well on her own. If she falls over she just keeps going/playing. She is such an easy going baby and we enjoy getting to know her personality more and more everyday. She LOVES kids. No matter what it is, she loves watching them, playing with them, smiling at them, laughing at them. She also loves watching cartoons - mostly Dora The Explorer. Something about that show just fascinates her. And it's always nice to get her entertained long enough for me to get something done as well. She loves bubbles and loves playing with her bathtub bubble blower she got for Christmas. It makes bath time even more fun than it was before! She's had a few rough nights with sleep but we couldn't figure out if that was due to teeth or ears etc. Luckily with a few schedule changes I think we've finally got our great sleeping baby back. She loves to run errands with Mommy - especially when she gets out of the carseat and gets to sit in the grocery cart or high chair - depending on where we are. It's so hilarious to watch her face as I carry her into Walmart. She just stares at everything we pass and has this HUGE smile on her face. She smiles at everyone we walk by as well. It's just a whole new world when you get to see it from a vertical position! And I know I may be biased but I must mention that we get complimented all the time on how adorable she looks. At our new doctors office, the check-in nurse couldn't stop talking about it and then proceeded to send the other office lady out into the lobby to find us so she could look at her cuteness too. We couldn't even leave the doctors office without each nurse googling at her. Even at the Walmart Pharmacy our checkout lady had to notify all of the other checkers to "Come look at the adorable little Gerber baby". I must say that hearing all of that NEVER gets old. Just reaffirms to me that we have one good looking little princess and everyone else agrees!