I've been a little lax on the blog recently, but here is a whole bunch of stuff that's been going on in our world:
• Sick bay: Ellie and I were both pretty sick by the end of last week. I figured both were just colds, but decided to get Ellie checked out by Friday afternoon. Turns out she has another ear infection :( Her doctor wants her back in for a re-check in a month... and if there's no progress on the ear, then we have to take her to an ear, nose and throat specialist to talk about getting tubes put in. Dr. Miller said if we were having this conversation in November (the start of the sicker season) it would be less likely Ellie could avoid tubes, but since it's almost May... she just might be able to stay healthy enough. Fingers crossed! My cold is finally improving, too. It's nice that we're both on the mend and Brian seems to have his allergies mostly under control. For awhile there I thought we should buy stock in Kleenex!
• Growing girl, barely: Ellie's latest doctor's visit included a weigh-in. She was 19 lbs, 4 oz — which is only 2 oz. more than she weighed at a doctor's visit around 7 months! The doctor said it's normal for the growth to taper off around this time because she's getting more mobile and active. And I don't think she's in danger of wasting away :)
• On her plate: Ellie continues to expand her meal repertoire, having tried many fruits and vegetables, along with rice cereal and oatmeal. Her favorite is probably squash. We've been cooking all of our own veggies and fruits for her, and it's been really easy to prepare a whole week's worth of meals from just one acorn squash and a bag of frozen peas. I think we've definitely saved money doing it this way. We've been encouraging more finger foods, too. Ellie is a champ at eating Cheerios — with more than 50 percent of them usually making it into her mouth :) And she'll eat a few of the baby puffs that you can buy at the store. We've also tried peas, corn, cooked pasta and tofu pieces... but she's not been a fan so far. We'll keep working on it with her, as our ultimate goal is to have her eating whatever we're eating at the table by the time she's around a year old.
• Biting: Speaking of eating... Ellie has been on a biting kick this week. Sorry if this is too much information for the male audience, but she's been biting me almost every time I nurse her this week. I'm not sure what I can really do about it. I've been telling her "no" when it happens, but does she really understand? Probably not. She usually eats OK for a few minutes or so, but then starts to get bored (I guess?) and then clamps down... Not pleasant for me. Any thoughts from the other moms out there?
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