Back to the Dr

So, Payton is looking worse then ever, so I took her back to the Dr today. Big surprise, no ear infections! She has a tear duct infection, I have never heard of such a thing. But there is a duct that runs from your eyes to your nose (that's why your nose runs when you cry), well, she has so much congestion that hers are all clogged up. So, I am to finish the antibiotics (had planned on it anyway), but now I have the joy of putting eye drops in her eyes now! I asked about the congestion, he said she managed to get a virus and that's probably what caused the start of all of this. But, he feels she should be a lot better in a couple days, I'm hoping so!

7 months old

Last Thursday, Payton turned 7 months old, with all the "fun" we were having with medicine and eye boogers and snotty noses, I haven't had a chance to post the couple pictures I got of her.

She is crawling all over the place, I have to make sure we keep doors closed to keep her out of the pantry, laundry room and anywhere else she doesn't need to be. Her favorite thing is when I put her down in her room, she takes off across the house to my bedroom. Head down just on a mission. I have no idea what is so fun about my room, but if we can't find Payton, that's where she is, every time! And when I say, "can't find Payton", no I don't leave her unsupervised, but I do need to go to the bathroom and sometimes help G, often when I come back, she is not where I left her!

She is pulling up on everything, this is crazy to me because she's 7 MONTHS old!! She tries to crawl with her legs straight, she pulls up on anything that doesn't move, it's just amazing. The Dr said she'd crawl and walk early, and I have to say, he was right! Now, she very well could just pull up on things and cruise around for months, but I'm guessing She'll be walking by 9 months, maybe sooner.

She loves to eat. She loves her baby food, and she loves every bit of adult food I've given her. The Dr originally said 9 months, but I didn't listen :) She loves real bananas, strawberries, bread, her yogurt bites, the baby puffs. Anything I can mash fairly easily, she's eating.

Her eyes are still blue, and she still doesn't have enough hair for a barrette or ponytail of any kind!

She is happy almost all the time! She is such a joy, she will just sit on the floor and laugh at us, Garrett is by far still her favorite, if she's fussing while I get her food ready, he'll run over and make faces at her and she'll shriek with laughter, it's great!

Earache and Pink eye

Last Monday, Garrett woke up with his eyes sealed shut with "boogers", as he called them. Payton has the slightest bit of a runny nose, but since I can't leave her home, we all went to the Dr. Garrett was diagnosed with pink eye and just for fun, the Dr checked out Payton, she had her first ear infection! I never would have known, she was all smiles and her nose was barely running, if Garrett hadn't woken up looking so horrible, I never would have even taken her in.

The only fun part of the visit was finding out Garrett has grown 3 inches since his 3 year exam! and Payton now weighs exactly 17 pounds.