7 Months

Natalie turned 7 months this Wednesday and we celebrated at the Dr.'s office with a double ear infection. Poor baby girl just can't catch a break. It has been four in a row and now we are headed to an ENT and most likely she will need to have tubes put in her ears. I am not happy about another baby needing to go under anesthsia but if it will prevent her from having more infections or hearing loss it is worth it. Besides the ear issues Natalie is a pretty happy busy 7 month old. She started crawling a few weeks ago and has been exploring her space ever since. Just today she decided that she could stand up next to the stairs. Natalie is still waking up at night and even though she now has her own room, she still ends up with mommy most every night. It is hard to make a sick baby cry it out in her own room and I am a sucker for that baby girl! Other fun things are her finding her voice and yelling all the time, finally getting excited for daddy because she loves how he plays with her and how she loves seeing her siblings. Not so fun things is she has turned into a pincher, that girl gets me behind my arm every time I nurse her! Her fingers are like little tweezers and it hurts!