Emmerson’s Journey

I will stand and hold on for over 10 minutes!! Mommy is getting scared! I am also getting ready for my first “hurricane”. Should be exciting! Mommy and daddy are pretty prepaired.

Happy seven months to me today!! I am opting to celebrate by being cranky. Go figure! Last day of antibiotics is today! Hopefully in a few days my tummy won’t hurt so much.

Mommy brought in one of Breighton’s old toys for me today! I looked at it for a minute then pulled myself up! Go me!!

So what’s that about? I want to get MOVING!!!

So last night I was tucked into bed at 7pm and Mommy crashed around 9:30. At 10:30 I woke up screaming my head off. I am thrashing around in my bed a lot. Mommy check my diaper, tried to feed me, re-gave me tylenol and then rocked me for about 30 minutes. I would NOT calm down. Finally I started to fall asleep and then I had a wet diaper, then another wet diaper and then one ore for good measure. Mommy tried snuggling in her bed but that didn’t work. I jut thrashed more or played with her hair or bopped her in the face with my binki. Finally she gave up and put me in my room and said cry it out for a while. It took about 45 minutes of her checking in on me and I finally fell back asleep only to wake up screaming 10 minutes later with a very FULL icky diaper from the antibiotics. Finally at 2:00am (OVER THREE HOURS LATER) Mommy got me back to sleep. I was up 3 more times before 8am. UGH! SOmething still isn’t right with my world. The antibiotics are tearing my tummy to pieces.

Today Grandpa John, Olga and Michael came up to visit. Daddy picked up bar-b-que and we all sat down for a meal. Big Brother excused himself from the table and put poopie in his underwear so Mommy had to go clean that up. She got back to the table and went to feed me another bite of “rice cereal” and noticed that I was covered in “sweet potato”… HMMM? Mommy is very tired and it took a few seconds to process before she jumped up and wheeled me to the sink and started stripping me and giving me a bath. The antibiotics are NOT agreeing with me and I am having LOTS of bowel movements. Finally Mommy got everything cleaned up and ate her lunch.

I had a nice time with my Grandpa and Olga. It was a short visit for me because I went down for a nap but I enjoyed playing and showing off. Plus it is hard to compete with Breighton since the world lately revolves around him (which throws Daddy off balance too!).

Hopefully I start to feel a bit better soon. This tummy ache thing is really irritating. Plus I am still rubbing at my ear.

So, as many of you know, I have not been sleeping well at ALL lately. Last week, at my six month doctor visit, we opted to delay my shots for a week because I was still sniffly and coughy. So Mommy has been doing a lot of observing since then and was eager to get me back to the doctor this week. She noted:

• Every time I have a wet diaper I scream bloody-murder.
• I am refluxing rather badly again.
• I have been rubbing my ear, as evidence by a few scratches on the earlobe and in the ear itself.

Well, Mommy went armed with information to the doctors office on Thursday. She can’t take my only sleeping 1-2 hours at a time and barely napping. The doctor checked me out and my lungs, throat and diaper area all were fine. My ears, however, are a different story. Both ears had a large amount of ear wax buildup. The right ear wasn’t too bad and the doctor got it all out quickly. The left ear required ear drops to loosen the wax and then a good irrigation. Finally a HUGE (about the size of two eraser heads) piece of wax and puss came out. The doc checked in my ear again (as I screamed bloody murder) and he noted that I have a perforated ear drum.

So now I am back on my reflux meds. I am also on ear drops for the perforation and antibiotics for the ear infection. GO ME! Plus Mommy & Daddy are giving me tylenol to ease the pain for a few days until the other meds all kick in. Last night I slept from 7pm until midnight, nursed and then slept with only two minor wake-ups until 7am. After we dropped Breighton off at camp I took a 3 hour nap!

I am WAY happier! Still a bit cranky but remarkably happier. I still don’t have a terribly strong appetite but I am getting better. Nursing is hard when your ear hurts!

Hopefully I am on the road to feeling better and sleeping better. Mommy needs so sleep, she is going ga-ga on the little sleep she gets.

So Mommy and Daddy are convinced that you can buy me all the neat and cool toys in the world and I will still be more fascinated by an empty box of kleenex or the remote control. Have I told you how badly I want to get my paws on Mommy’s iPhone!???

I am now able to enjoy the swing at the playground.

Sometimes I enjoy the swing so much I fall asleep!

Since I am sitting up so well now I have been upgraded to the shopping cart versus my car seat while we are at the grocery or Costco!

I even get to ride with Big Brother! He thinks it is neat to “protect” me in the cart.

I am really glad that I am getting bigger and doing more things! Big Brother enjoys me more now that I am not just a bump on the log. He still HATES when I cry or scream!

I really wanted to get my paws on Mommy’s breakfast. It was Daddy’s homemade pancakes with real syrup.

(Just double click on the black box below for a quick slideshow!)

I am not sure yet what to think of solid foods. I really enjoy eating and pack in the food when offered. Daddy is whipping up some neat creations in the baby food maker. This week was potato and carrots. I have also tried green beans with carrots and peas! Oh yeah, Daddy made homemade applesauce too!

Yeah, that wasn’t Mommy’s milk!

Bite TWO, hmmm… maybe??

Okay, I THINK i like this… I am still not sure?

Oh wait, GIVE ME MORE!!!!!