I wish I would have written more about Elara at 7 months, but I didn't. Her 7th month was so hard. Poor Elara cried so much. She stopped eating solids unless she could hold it. It got to the point where we put the food in a syringe and squirted food in her mouth. She still doesn't like eating from a spoon very much. Little girl was on tylenol every day and still cried. Between teething (which still hasn't come in yet) and reflux she was miserable. I'm happy to report that this last month the girl is getting better. She is gaining weight and she is on reflux medicine. She is getting longer stretches of sleeping again at night and she is SO much happier. It is night and day difference. It broke my heart seeing her crying and not being able to help her. It made for a lot of long nights. Her happy smiling face brings me so much joy.
Things to remember about Elara at 8 months.
-She has her two bottom teeth.
-She is on medicine for reflux that gives her horrible diarrhea.
-She gets up and rocks on all fours and throws herself forward. This makes her able to get around everywhere. Ok. Officially I think this is called crawling, but it's not 100% perfected, but it gets her where she needs to go.
-She can sit up for long periods of time. (If she wants to, if not she wants nothing to do with sitting up.)
-Elara likes to feed herself. Crackers, yogurt melts, veggie puffs, and anything on the floor.
-Since teething she has stopped liking to eat with a spoon.
-Can make it with only getting up once on a good night, but it can be two or three times still.
-Loves her big brother and sister.
-Loves the big bath tub.
-Loves to sit in a high chair to eat.
-Likes being around people, she doesn't like to be by herself.
-Takes 2 naps a day.
We love you Elara Jane!
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