Time to catch up on Miss Emmy!
Emily is now 6 months old! Looking back I didn't post her 4 month well-baby stats so at 4 months she was 14.5 pounds and 24 3/4 inches long. In the past two months Emily has had a lot of struggles with her health that we are still trying to figure out. At 6 months she weighs 15 pounds and is 26 inches long. She has grown in height, but the doctor is concerned about her weight. Poor girl has had breathing issues and eating issues. We have been to Riley to try and figure out what is going on, but no one is really sure. This Friday she goes in to do a feeding study to see if she really is aspirating on her milk and if she is having acid reflux issues. She has just had a constant cold that doesn't go away. Part of me wants to trust the doctors and leave it up to them but another part of me wonders if she really could have food allergies. They keep telling me that she is too young and that she is only on rice cereal and breast milk, but I have to wonder if there is something that I'm eating that could cause this. I hate the fact that she is on so much medicine at such a young age. Everyone says to trust your instinct, but I just don't know what that is right now. She has been such a great sport through all of this though. She is such a happy baby and has the biggest goofiest smile! I pray that the Lord gives us the wisdom to figure this out and help her. She is such a joy and I'm so thankful for both our girls.
Emily and Becca are fun to watch together. Tonight they took a bath together (even though I had to still hold Emmy up most of the time). Becca introduced all of her toys to Emily and Emmy loved chewing on them! Emily has started to sit up by herself. She still needs some assistance but is getting stronger. She is also starting to vocalize more...even though I want her to say Ma, Ma first, I think it is either going to be Becca or Da, Da. :( She likes her B sounds right now.
I love this baby stage that we are in. I worried so much with Becca about when she was going to hit certain milestones, such as crawling, and with Emmy I'm content to just sit back and let it happen. She so badly wants to crawl. She pushes her butt up in the air and tries to scoot but doesn't get very far.
She loves to eat food but due to her current situation, the doctor has limited her to rice and milk. We have a few fun pics of her trying veggies! She is such a sweetheart and we love her dearly!
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| Emmy and daddy |
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| Really? Stuck in the carseat again? |
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| Becca reading to Emmy |
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| I'm going to catch you! |
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| If only I could reach the ground I could catch you Becca! |
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| Cheese! |
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| Lunch with Uncle Chris! |
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| Fun times with Daddy |
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| My hand tastes yummy! |
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| Emmy at 4 months |
