Seven Months Old

Hayden was seven months old yesterday! I was going to write this post last night, but I fell asleep. We had a busy weekend. My friend Courtney got married in San Angelo. It was a lot of fun! I will post pics later. Hayden was a junior ring bearer and he was precious in his little tux.

He is a busy, busy bee. He NEVER sits still and is always all over the place. People always comment on how busy he is. He crawls around everywhere. He is eating fruits and veggies now and A LOT of it. He is a big eater! We have also tried a few stage 2 things like turkey and rice and chicken noodle and he loves them. He makes a mmm! sound when he eats those. Its funny. He still drinks 30 oz. a day...like I said, he's a big eater. I'm going to cut back as we add more solids. He weighed 19 lbs. 6 oz. a couple of weeks ago so I'm sure he's over 20 lbs. by now. We started using a sippy cup about a month ago just to get him used to the idea. He's not quite sure what to think about that yet...that's why we started early. We have plenty of time to make the actual transition. Oh, and I forgot to mention that he still doesn't have any teeth. 

I have always been hesitant to post about him being sick because I guess it made me feel like less of a mom. However, I shouldn't envy those of you whose babies are never sick for envy is a sin, so I am swallowing my pride and telling you that he has been sick a lot. He has had colds and ear infections off and on for the last several months. That is just part of daycare. Do I like it? No, I hate it. Do I feel guilty sometimes that he has to go to daycare? Absolutely. But, Garrett is finishing his master's degree, working part time and I carry the health insurance so staying home was not even an option at this time. Do I think that I need to work to be able to pay for my college and save for his? Yes. Do I think that he is building immunities and he would either get sick now or when he starts school? Yes. Do I think I'm a terrible mother for sending him to daycare? No, but I still don't like it.

I love him. I do the best I can to take care of him and provide for him. I have taken him to the doctor every two weeks since he was four months old. I call the doctor often. They know me by name. I give him his medicine even though he hates it and spits it out. I hold him and sing to him when he doesn't feel well. I go visit him at daycare. I do everything I can for him. Even though he has been sick a lot, he is a very happy baby and most of the time you wouldn't even know he was sick other than the snot running out of his nose. :) He has been a real trooper and smiled and laughed through it all. That is how I know its going to be okay.

I do ask for your prayers that he would be healthy. I am asking you to help me pray for him that he will continue to build immunities and will get past all of this. We are moving to Austin in two weeks and he will be starting at a new daycare. I ask you to pray for me and for him as we make this transition. He will be fine. I am having a really hard time. His teacher now, Miss Deborah, loves him as if he were her own and I am sad that we are leaving. I wish I could take her with me. I pray that he will have the same at the new daycare or that I will be able to find someone to keep him at home. Maybe someday I will stay home. I am just really stressed about a a new job, new town, new daycare...its a lot to take in. Yet, I am excited about this next chapter of our life. 

To sum it up...I am blessed. I am blessed that he is healthy overall and I never take that for granted no matter how many times he goes to the doctor. He is here for me to hold and for that I am truly thankful. I am blessed with a wonderful husband and we have been given great opportunites in Austin. I have a family that loves and supports us and we couldn't do it without them.