9 month doctor visit...

Scott took Niana for her 9 month well-baby visit on Monday. She is now 28" and 21 lbs! Still in the 95th percentile for her age..... grow baby!

We also were given a prescription for asthma medications. I went today to pick up the meds and really did not feel peace about giving such a young baby medications. But... ever since she took one breath of Central Valley air (24 hours after her birth) she began to have a drippy nose, a cough, and now it has turned into wheezing at times. We have been asking the doctor what to do about this, and for the last few visits (6mth, 4mth, 2mth), he has just stated that we need to use a humidifier in her room and suction out her nose. Well, now I guess her lungs have developed fully and is in need of some steriods to help open her bronchical tubes to let air (yucky air at that) flow better.

The meds she received are albuterol for wheezing attacks (to use as needed-- just like anyone else with asthma) and flovent to use every day for 1 month to help reduce inflamation of her airway. We also go the nifty little air-breather mask to help her breath it in. I know that these meds are not extrememly harmful, but still feel uncomfortable giving them to her. Does anyone have any pros or cons for using asthma medication on babies? I have been researching it and would like to feel better about it, if it is the right thing to do for my baby.

Please comment :)

(also albuterol is known to make people jittery, as noted by a few videos here.)

Niana is 9 months old. I can not believe that 40 weeks ago I had this baby. That is the same amount of time I carried her around. I just look at how much she has grown and am amazed.


This month....

*Niana was dedicated at church on April 6th. (See previous post).

* Grandma Sylvia has been to visit, babysitting and playing with Niana as much as she can (THANKS!) They have the same smile!!

*Niana learned how to spit out her food! Lots of fun! Thanks Grandma Sylvia.

*Niana learned how to "stage dive" onto the pillows. What a dare devil!

* Niana decided she looked better in Grandpa's hat than he did! But she eventually gave it back.
* Grandpa had a birthday, so Niana had her first BBQ outside with family. She isn't quite ready for the Holman family feast of meat yet, so Grandma Kathy feeds her a bottle.
*And inside, our little show off plays with Uncle Jeff on the floor. She tries to pull his teeth out here.

*Niana received a few more toys ( a walker and a ball), and loves them! She then tries to tell Evie how to use them her way, but Evie has her own ideas.

*Finally, she learns to knock down blocks with dad. What a hoot!

We also went to visit a new friend, Olivia Ruby Andrade, just a few days old in the hospital, went to our first Big Hat Days, first car show, and cut our first tooth!!! What a month--- exhaustion!

Baby Dedication

Niana was dedicated on April 6, 2008. She got to be dedicated with her good friend, Hannah Burton (Amy & Michael are her parents). We enjoyed having family join us in this wonderful time. My mom has been visiting, so we go to have her here.

"Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it," Proverbs 22:6