A couple new pics.

7 months

Happy Friday the 13th again! Joshua is now 7 months old. It's been a big month so I'll start at the beginning.

In mid Feb, Joshua got sick. He was wheezing and congested. We took him to urgent care and found out he had bronchitis/bronchiolitis and double ear infections. He had to do a nebulizer breathing treatment every 4-6 hours and was on antibiotics for the ear infections (and for just in case it turned to pneumonia). I think we saw were at the doctor's office 4 different times that week!
By Feb 23 he had basically recovered and had his 6 month appointment at which he weighed in at 19 lbs, 6 ozs and was 27 inches long. That put him in the 76th percentile in weight and 64th percentile in length. We got the go ahead to start foods with a few precautions: we are to wait a few days between starting new foods in case of a reaction and we are to avoid allergenic foods including berries, wheat and nuts. That evening Joshua had sweet potatoes and loved them! Since then he's had bananas, prunes (bananas weren't so great on his system!), peas, pears, and apples. His favorite is still sweet potatoes.
On March 6th he had his first airplane ride. We went to Las Vegas for Lisa's wedding. He did perfect on the flight. That night though he decided to scream his head off. With only a couple short breaks, he screamed from 10 pm until 5 am. He finally passed out. I had to get up 2 hours later for the wedding which left me feeling like a zombie. Saturday night he did much better and only screamed for an hour. He woke up multiple times but at least he went back to sleep. To make up for it, on Sunday night, back in his own bed, he slept for 12+ hours. We don't know what the problem was but don't plan on returning to Vegas any time soon!

I took him back to the doctor today because he is congested again. Turns out it's only upper respiratory and won't require the nebulizer, but he has ear infections again. He's also having a problem with ecxema and diaper rash. I was told that this could be caused by the sugars in fruit. I had already cut out bananas (due to digestive issues), prunes (since he is no longer eating bananas), and pears (he started those the day before Las Vegas and just in case they had anything to do with his freak out). I think we'll go back to just eating rice cereal and sweet potatoes for a couple days till things get better and start over with the solids. Oh and today he weighed 20 lbs, 15 ozs!

6 months

Happy Friday the 13th! Joshua is 6 months old today. He has had a big week! Last week he started waking up in the night again (sometimes twice) and just acted hungry all the time. After talking to the doctor, we decided to start the rice cereal in an attempt to get a good night's sleep. So, last Saturday, Joshua officially started solids! (If you can really call the mush that is rice cereal a solid, that is!) He's been eating cereal once a day so far and I think we'll up it to twice a day next week. When we go to the doctor for his 6 month appointment on the 23rd, we should be able to jump into fruits and vegetables, one at a time of course.

Also this week, Joshua started daycare. He went on Tuesday and on Thursday. He seemed to have a good time. He slept through the night both nights, so I figure it wore him out! He'll continue to go two days a week for now. I'll still be taking him to work with me on Wed and Fri and Brian takes care of him on Mondays.

He seems to be teething really bad but a tooth has yet to make an appearance. I sure hope it does soon so he can go back to being his happy self.

We love him so much and are enjoying getting to know him even though he drives us bonkers at times. These 6 months have seemed to fly by on one hand while also seeming to drag on when he's screaming and being fussy. I'm looking forward to the next 6 months and all the exciting changes they will bring.

Lovely Winter weather

We are sure enjoying the 70+ degree weather here! It's nice to get outside and play.

5 months

4-1/2 months

Joshua is now 4-1/2 months old! We had his 4 month well baby doctor appointment this morning. He weighed in at 18lbs, 1 ounce and is 26 inches long. That means he's in the 95% for weight and 75% for length; he's a big boy!

I had thought we would be starting him on food pretty soon, but due to the family history of asthma, we were told we should hold off until he is 6 months. Apparently, the longer one is breastfed exclusively, the less likely one is to have asthma or allergies. Learned something new! So we have another 8 weeks to go. I already bought rice cereal, fruits and veggies, bibs, and his chair, so at least we'll be ready when the time does finally come.

He just recently started reaching for things and really playing with his toys. He can keep himself entertained for 10-15 minutes at a time. That really opens up my day a lot!