Monday, February 14, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
6 months old
Lyv will officially be 6 months old tomorrow! We can't believe how time has flown by! It's crazy to think that this time last year I was pregnant and we were dreaming about life with our baby.
At her appointment this morning, she weighed in at 15lbs, 11oz (45th percentile) and is 26.25" tall (70th percentile). And for the record, her head is no longer in the 90th percentile, but is in the 50th percentile; so we can no longer say that she has a big head! She can sit on her own for several seconds, she can grab objects in front of her and pull them to her mouth, and she can roll over anytime she pleases. She eats oatmeal cereal, bananas, and carrots. She still has just the two bottom teeth. This last week she has been a lot happier and we feel like we've turned the corner from those terrible few weeks we had been having.
In addition to all these changes, I'm in the process of switching Lyv over to formula, and stopping the breastfeeding. I would love to continue to breastfeed her for another 6 months, but unfortunately I am having a lot of issues with my lupus. I have been struggling with joint pain for several months now and a low dose of prednisone is no longer controlling it. My doctor has wanted me to stop breastfeeding so that she could put me on a more powerful medication but like Lyv, I can be stubborn. For a couple of weeks now I've tried the "I won't do any physical activity or lift a finger for anything but Lyv" in hopes that my lupus will quiet down on its own. Unfortunately, even that was not enough. Emotionally, it has been quite hard for me to accept that I just can't keep doing this. But, I know that in the end I will have more energy and feel better physically to care for Lyv if I give up this one thing so that I can get on some medication to help my health. It's just one of those situations in life that you can't control, and you have to have a good cry over it and move on.
Sigh.... anyways, here's a pic of Lyv from my cell phone that I took last night. Representing some Philadelphia Phillies love!
At her appointment this morning, she weighed in at 15lbs, 11oz (45th percentile) and is 26.25" tall (70th percentile). And for the record, her head is no longer in the 90th percentile, but is in the 50th percentile; so we can no longer say that she has a big head! She can sit on her own for several seconds, she can grab objects in front of her and pull them to her mouth, and she can roll over anytime she pleases. She eats oatmeal cereal, bananas, and carrots. She still has just the two bottom teeth. This last week she has been a lot happier and we feel like we've turned the corner from those terrible few weeks we had been having.
In addition to all these changes, I'm in the process of switching Lyv over to formula, and stopping the breastfeeding. I would love to continue to breastfeed her for another 6 months, but unfortunately I am having a lot of issues with my lupus. I have been struggling with joint pain for several months now and a low dose of prednisone is no longer controlling it. My doctor has wanted me to stop breastfeeding so that she could put me on a more powerful medication but like Lyv, I can be stubborn. For a couple of weeks now I've tried the "I won't do any physical activity or lift a finger for anything but Lyv" in hopes that my lupus will quiet down on its own. Unfortunately, even that was not enough. Emotionally, it has been quite hard for me to accept that I just can't keep doing this. But, I know that in the end I will have more energy and feel better physically to care for Lyv if I give up this one thing so that I can get on some medication to help my health. It's just one of those situations in life that you can't control, and you have to have a good cry over it and move on.
Sigh.... anyways, here's a pic of Lyv from my cell phone that I took last night. Representing some Philadelphia Phillies love!
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