Julia is the happiest baby most of the time. However, she has been giving us some problems recently. She was so interested in our food when we were eating. She couldn't wait to eat food, so we thought. Right before she turned 6 months old, we gave her some cereal. She didn't mind that, so we introduced some vegetables. That was a mistake. She hated the vegetables. I then tried to give her some fruit. She tolerated the peaches and apples. Then she got sick. She didn't want to eat anything. As of right now, she won't eat any solid food and she is barely eating breastmilk.
I also wanted to start weaning her before I go back to work in the fall. That may not happen now. She refuses to take a bottle at home. It doesn't matter who gives her the bottle, she will not take it. Nathan and I went for a date night on Saturday and she didn't eat more than 2 ounces for the entire 5 hours that we were gone. She fell asleep without eating too.
At her 6 month appointment, we found out that she had an ear infection, so the doctor put her on medication. Getting her to take the medicine has been quite something too. As soon as she sees the syringe coming, she clamps her mouth shut and starts blowing raspberries. We have to hold her head in a headlock and pretty much shoot the medicine straight down her throat. I hope that it clears up the infection because I don't think we can handle another week of medication.
We can live with these problems. Hopefully, once she is off of the medication, she will start eating again. Luckily, she is very big, so if she loses some weight, it won't be a big deal. I know how lucky we are that we have two healthy and happy children.
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