Tate: 8 Months

Doing crossfit with his dad.

 Tate's first time going on the swing at the park.

He got his first two bottom teeth just before his 8 month mark.  

On a side note...notice how all of these pictures are taken from a camera phone?  Things sure do change with baby#2.  I need to take more pictures of my adorable little guy, especially with our good camera!

Tate: 7 Months

-smiley

-no teeth

-finally started sleeping through the night consistently from about 8 p.m.-7 a.m. HALLELUJAH!!!

-His naps are STILL horrible.  Usually two 30-45 minute naps.  Sometimes I get lucky and get an afternoon nap of 1-1.5 hours.

-drank 2 oz. from a bottle for the first time since he was newborn

 We had a scare two days after Tate turned seven months old.  He had an allergic reaction to peanut butter.

About twenty minutes after Tate was given peanut butter, I noticed red dots under his eyes and thought maybe he was having an allergic reaction to it.  I figured I was overreacting and put him down for his nap.  But he wouldn't go to sleep or stay asleep.  I went into his room after awhile and got him out of his bed to rock him to sleep.  I noticed hives and redness on his face and neck.  Soon his neck became quite red and swollen.  I didn't know what to do so I called the doctor's office.  She asked me if his neck was swelling and I said yes. The nurse told me I needed to take him to the emergency room ASAP.  I quickly loaded both kids in the car around 9:30 a.m.  My hair wasn't done and I didn't have any makeup on.  Kensie was in a princess dress and scraggly hair.  The nurse checking us in at the ER kept saying, "you should never give a baby peanut butter!"  "I KNOW!  It wasn't me!" I kept saying.  We must have looked like such a wreck.  I was so relieved after she took Tate's vitals and his breathing seemed ok.

Long story short...

After being in the ER for almost 3 hours all by myself with two small children and no food we got the clearance to go home.  Just as we were about to leave, I noticed Tate's reaction flaring up again.  They gave him a shot with the EpiPen and he cleared up completely within 15-20 minutes.  We were in the ER for a total of 4 hours.  I wish I had taken the doctors advice and given Tate the EpiPen when we first got there instead of some other 'lower risk' shot.  I am so glad he was OK.  He is too little to be diagnosed with a peanut allergy but things aren't looking too good after this incident.  Sure hoping he won't have to deal with a peanut allergy his whole life.

Tate: 6 Months

Height:  25" (5-10th percentile)

Weight:  15.5 (25th percentile)

Everywhere I go with Tate people tell me he is the happiest/smiliest baby they've ever seen.  The ladies mention he's a flirt.  I believe it.  Tate is seriously the sweetest, happiest little baby boy.  I love him to pieces.

He loves to nurse and won't have anything to do with a bottle.  He has seemed really interested in food the last month or so and always tries to grab our food but won't have anything to do with baby food.  So far I've tried oatmeal, rice cereal, peas, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, and beans.  He makes the most disgusted face when I try to feed him baby food.  Flares the nostrils, tilts his head back, sticks his tongue out, and spits it out.  I guess I'll just keep trying, but for now he will only nurse!

He's started making his voice heard more.  He'll cry if you take a toy away or sometimes when I walk out of the room and he can't see me.