Look who’s 7 months old!!!
Linden is now 7 months old. She has grown up so much in just the past month. She can now sit up by herself and play. She also got her first 2 teeth when she turned 6 months old! At her six month checkup she weighed in at 18 lbs 3 oz. and is 26 1/2 inches long. She has definitely gotten bigger since then.
We have had a tough last month. The day after Linden turned 6 months old, she came down with a cough and a fever that turned into H1N1 like symptoms. I came down with it two days later and Xander got it a day after me. This is what our house looked like for over a week.
After a few weeks we were all feeling better and then right before Halloween, Linden had some fussy nights and we found out that she had an ear infection. Two days after she started antibiotics for her ear infection, she came down with croup. She was really fussy for a few nights and had a raspy voice. Her cough didn’t get too bad, but she did have one night where she sounded like a barking seal. She caught it from another baby at daycare who’s parents brought him even though he was sick because they didn’t want to miss work. We were not very happy about that. Thankfully, everyone was feeling well enough on Halloween to go trick or treating and we had fun! Here are some pictures of our little animals.
Xander didn’t know what to think at first but after the second house he was having a great time. He wanted to ring the doorbell and would say trick or treat, then after he got his candy he would say “thank you, next house!” He loved going through his candy when we got home and of course, is still enjoying eating it!
On the Monday following Halloween, I picked Xander up from daycare and he had cried most of the day. When we got home he cried all evening and was up all night long crying. I had to stay home with him the next day and took him to the clinic. He caught the virus that caused Linden’s croup, which is Parainfluenzae. He was crying because his throat and mouth hurt really bad. He was sick for the next week with a sore throat, cough, slight fever, and chills. Xander was absolutely miserable. The only good thing that came out of his sickness was that his mouth hurt too bad to have a pacifier so we were finally able to get rid of his Nuk!
As of now, we are all healthy and very thankful for that! Linden still refuses to roll over. I think she’ll be crawling before she rolls. Xander has been very busy building with his Legos. He has quite the imagination. Here’s a picture of him with one of his castles he built.
And here’s a recent picture of our little smiling girl now that she is feeling better!
Now that we are all healthy, I will try to be better about keeping up with this blog!