Letters To Our Maddie: Lucky 7!

Dear Madeline,

You are well through being 7 months old now...can you believe it?!

You are a happy, healthy, growing girl! At our last dermatology appointment you weighed 17.5 lbs; and while on that note we got a great report. Doctor is very happy with the progress of your hemangiomas and we don't have to go back until Christmas time. We kept your dosage of medication the same, which because you are gaining weight, is actually the first step to starting to wean you off of it (yay!).

Not so sure about these puff things yet

We are still trying to make progress in the food department, although lately you are making that rather difficult. The last couple weeks you have definitely lost an interest in eating, which I'll openly admit - is totally frustrating. I try so hard to be patient and not worry about it, but I can't help but worry that you aren't getting enough of what you should be. Thankfully you still love to nurse so I know you are getting your nutrients. Besides I can't force you to eat, you are quite stubborn (keeping your mouth shut, pushing our hand away, etc). I keep thinking that you are getting your first tooth, but at the same time I feel we've been saying that for over a month. For a couple weeks you've had a tiny white spot on your gums and today you were snotty and drooling like crazy...so stay tuned! Whatever it is though, you don't let it bring you down - you're almost always flashing that adorable little grin! :)

Smiling with your eyes

Although mealtimes don't seem to be your favorite part of the day, bathtime does! And Daddy sure seems to love to capture pictures of you in the tub. (No worries, we are fully aware that in 15 years you are going to be mad that we posted these for all to see, but you're too cute not to show off)

Rub-a-dub-dub


Baby in the tub!

We are still working on the whole crawling concept, and today was the closest I think I've seen you get. But you don't need to crawl, because you are having a blast being able to sit up and play and roll around the room (and of course I have the pics to prove it). Some of your new favorite things to do now are dance (which by the way I think I fixed last weeks video clips), clap, wave, "talk", and mimic.