Yes it's been forever and a day since I have written a post. Something about not having a day off for 2 months and having a 7 month old limits your spare time. Well I am very happy to say today was my first day off! And it could not have come soon enough!! 30,000 tons of grapes later, harvest is finished, it was so hard having to leave my babe every morning for endless weeks, feeling like an absent mother, but it's part of the territory in the wine world. I do love what I do, and now will value weekends more than ever! Plus she is one lucky kiddo to have her daddy home with her, that makes it so much easier and I know they enjoy their time together!
Onto Sienna updates!
She is 7 1/2 months old! Wow does time fly! At her last doctor appointment 2 weeks ago, her stats were:
Height: 29 inches (95%- still Daddy's tall girl)
Weight: 18 pounds 10 ounces (88%)
Head: Can't remember but its >97%- off the charts! (mommy's smart girl)
Dr. Macias was very impressed with her growth and progress. He asked if either of us walked early saying he wouldn't be surprised if she does. He said she has great balance, muscle tone and strength. She is doing great in all areas. She had some shots, including the flu shot. They did not yet have the H1N1 shot, but may next month when she gets the flu booster. She handled the shots decently (of course was not happy) but did well afterwards.
What Sienna is up to these days:
*Her FOURTH tooth cut through yesterday. It is her top front right, next to her "fang" that came in a month ago. She also has her bottom 2 teeth that are fully in (and sharp!) Her first 3 teeth came in all within a month, then we had a month or so free of teeth, now with the 4th, the other 2 top teeth seem to be coming soon....
*Along with perfecting her army crawl (she is fast!) she has started getting up on her hands and knees, trying to lunge forward and rocking back and forth. She still likes to roll to get around, usually to try and attack a dog or get into something exciting (aka dangerous/off limits) such as the fireplace doors, air vents, etc. Operation baby proofing will soon be completed.
*She sits completely on her own and from laying on her back, can pull herself into the sitting position. She also tries to pull up and climb onto things, which I am sure she will be doing soon enough.
*She LOVES her jumperoo and squeals as she goes crazy jumping! If there was a way she could jump OUT of it, she would have done so by now...
*She LOVES Sesame Street and watches it every morning with her Daddy (with me this morning :) She especially loves Murray and his little lamb (must be a newer thing?) and of course elmo (she laughs at his picture on her books). She also is in love with her Baby Einstein Baby Mcdonald movie.
*She is making all kinds of sounds, including "ma" which she says when she is upset or wants something. It sounds more like "muh muh" and is so darling (and sad when she is not feeling well)
*She is getting over her first cold, luckily no fever, just a really runny nose. That along with the teething faucet of drool, has been real annoying.... She of course freaks out when we try to wipe her nose or go anywhere near it... my poor munchkin. Now today she has a bit of a cough and seems congested, we will take her in tomorrow if it hasn't gotten better. Daddy also as been sick for 2 weeks now! (As I knock on wood and take more airborne, luckily I have missed out on this)
*She loves all kinds of food, hasn't really not liked anything. She now eats two good meals a day and sometimes a snack. Her favorites are still oatmeal, avocado, bananas, pears, green beans, carrots, peas, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, other fruits and her favorite snack Mum Mums! I have made most of the veggies, and now am due to make more and explore some new foods. We are also going to try yogurt and maybe tofu soon!
*She is 100% on formula now. After taking the antibiotics that forced me to quit breastfeeding, we nursed about twice a day. That was going ok, until she didn't seem to want to nurse as much and also bit me three times! That was the sign for me and she is doing really well with formula.
*She is wearing mostly size 12 months now and size 3 diapers. It seems I pack away small clothes every load of laundry (good thing she has such a huge wardrobe!)
*She goes to Lolly's house Tues and Thurs afternoons and they both have so much fun. She loves riding and trying to drive the golf carts and being out and about the ranch. She also thinks the cats are the funniest thing ever.
Well there is a bit of an update. I will post tons of pictures next and tell you all about our pumpkin's first halloween (it was such a blast).
Oh, my surgery last month went fine, the timing was awful and the recovery sucked... but the cyst is gone. oh I lied, I got the weekend off for that... Russell took good care of me and the baby as always.
I am just beyond thrilled to have weekends back with my girl, and to have more energy during the week as well. I am very excited for the holidays and to have some time off (but they can wait a bit to get here...)
