Shelby @ 5 months

Shelby turned 5 months old on the 29th of Nov. 

I keep forgetting and not taking the time to blog about her growth or what she is up to so I will make this quick, just so I have something to look back on.

Shelby weights 13 lbs

I am not sure of her height right now but in comparison to Michael, Shelby is way short, ha.

Her thighs are gettin CHUNKY and her feet are getting round both on top and bottom. I just want to squeeze those thighs. Haha.

Michael was very slim and long and still is that way

and Shelby is just a petite lil cutsie pie

She eats rice cereal twice a day and has two to three 4 oz bottles during the day and one 6 oz

She rolls over onto her tummy and screams when I roll her back onto her back, but only likes to tolerate tummy time for so long, weird

She smiles, CONSTANTLY and loves her brother and watches anything and everything he is doing (Not to sure that is a good thing)

Her giggles are amazing 

Going into the car seat is her FAV. She has such a curious personality(just like her mama) and loves seeing new scenery.

She is right on track and is one happy and for the most part healthy baby

She has two issues concerning her health 

1) She has a very narrow nasal passage and so it's hard for her nose to drain. So she is always plugged up. While a church the other day a woman talked to me after service and told me about this nifty device that saved her life when her kids were plugged up. She told me those blue bulbs are uncomfortable and they hurt, but the nose frida is not invasive and super easy to use. I am ordering one to see how it works, and I hope it works :)

Shelby's 2nd issue is that she has a Labial Adhesion.

It means the inner lips of her vagina, her labia minora, have become stuck together. The area that's joined may be just a small section, or it may be extensive. This happens to about 2% of girls up to the age of six in the US, and while the condition can be unsettling for parents, in most cases it's nothing to worry about. 

Shelby has just a small section that is stuck together, so she is still able to urinate and has no discomfort. Right now there is no treatment needed and it will correct itself over time. However if it were to seal completely then the treatment would be to apply estrogen cream over the area and that would separate the skin,

There are many different causes for this. The most common is the estrogen in the body that has kept the skin separated is not longer there, thus making the skin fuse together. Other reasons are having a constant wet diaper, bath irritation, fabric cleaner irritation, or have been sexually abused. 

So the plan of treatment for Shelby is nothing right now, because she really is fine. I am switching her baths to just her being bathed with water and it draining out right away so she won't be sitting in water. I have been trying to change her diaper every hour to make sure she is nice and dry. I will be changing the laundry detergent to an all natural, with no fragrance. So for now that's all I can do, and just watch it to make sure it doesn't fuse together any more.