Month 7 - Off the Meds At Last!

Dear Bobble Head Baby,

This has been a good month for you and me - you've been sleeping well, you are generally pretty relaxed and chilled out, as long as I follow your cues well - if you're loud, you're either hungry, in pain, tired and/or sitting in a poo. Other than that, you're all good, and your tolerance of noise, crowds etc. has improved dramatically from what it was.



Off the Drugs!

I attritbute much of that to one of the best things about this month has been that you are finally off your meds - no more Gaviscon, no more Ranitidine, no more Domperidone - hooray! I had been trying on and off to see if you could keep your food down without chemical help, and this was the first time when it all seemed ok. You're still on special milk, but I will be trying you with a new formula - I think you're old enough for follow-on milk now but either way, we will no longer be obliged to make your milk up with boiling water and then try to make sure it's the right temperature when you decide you want to drink it. Honestly, I didn't realise the level of tension that we have been maintaining around your milk feeds and medicines until those issues were all but removed.

I have stopped sterilising your bottles too - my GP told me she stopped at 4 months, on the basis that babies put everything in their mouths anyway. We have waited until now and when you add the no sterilising to everything else, I'm almost dizzy with the sheer comparative ease of day to day Lexi care! I'm sure you'll find ways to change things up and keep us on our toes, but for now, beautiful, smiley, dumpling baby, congratulations on your maturing digestion system and phew!

Sitting Pretty



You're sitting up now - with a v-pillow behind in case of collapse!



And in your high-chair at meal times...


"Come into my beddy on the floor, Lex! it's very comfortable!"

Georgie makes little nests for you both, she makes sure you have enough toys to play with, and tries to pick you up when you fall.



The sitting (and the falling) has led to a bit more tummy-time than before, which has led to a couple of instances of your turning over from front to back or back to front, but not loads. You seem a lot happier to be sitting up on your own though, and as long as no one over-reacts when you fall over, you're still smiling into the carpet, or up at the ceiling, most of the time!

Drooler



If there is such a thing as a dribblometer (and if there isn't, there should be) you would be topping it now, surely. All that dribble. No sign of any teeth. I have one work for you, sweet cheeks. Slacker!

Tongue Out of Cheek



Your little tongue sits like a baby strawberry, jutting out just past your lips whether you're smiling and cooing or solemnly staring. Until my camera comes out, and it shoots back into your mouth as you squawk and reach for for the little machine that clicks - you love the camera!



You are turning from a baby into a little girl, which is exciting but also sad. Babies are perplexing, needy little creatures but they are bewitching and adorable nonetheless. I don't know if I'll ever have another baby and so I'm almost as sad to see each phase of your development pass as I am excited for you, as you learn and discover more about the world.

Happy little Lexi, don't go changing (too much, too fast!)

I love you as ever, from top to toe,

Love from Mummy xxx

And what was Georgie like at this age, I hear you ask - Georgie, Month 7


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