Lows and Highs

I took Junior to the doctor for his rash on his face. The doctor said he had excema that was past the point of being treated just by moisturization and it had a bacterial infection. So he was prescribed hydrocortisone twice a day alternating with a anti-bacterial creme. I almost cried inthe doctor's office. I just felt like I must be doing something terribly wrong with Junior since he seems to be having so many struggles so early in his life. I just want my baby to be healthy n

The medicine has worked wonders in record time. His face has cleared up and is even becoming smooth and soft again. Not only has his face cleared up his stool has turned back into the normal infant yellow. Yay! He is actually sitting still and being happy at the same time. He never really had much happy awake time before. He's also starting to sleep in slightly longer intervals. It is such a relief to see all these signs that he is becoming a happy healthy child.

At the same time we got a surprise trip to the beach! We got a room at a discounted rate that we would never normally get so we packed our things and headed for the water. We have had an awesome time. Handsome has been so excited to play on the water and in the sand and Junior has been lulled to sleep by the ocean breeze and the sound of the waves. Not only have the kids been happy but DH and I have even gotten time to ourselves. We are here with some of DHs friends and they offered to babysit the kids and let us go on a date. Awesome. A Godsend. We went out to eat and I got a crabcake that was one of the best I've ever eaten. It was so good to eat out without having to keep track of any children. I'd forgotten what that felt like.

Everything is good.

Stupid no good allergy

Stupid no good allergy. I wish I could punch you in the gut and throw you into the gutter. If I could get my hands on you I would get rid of you forever. And really, if there was ever a time I wished I cussed, now would be it.

Junior now has excema. From all that I've read it's because he's allergic to something I'm eating. You know what would be cool? If the excema would spell on his forehead what he was allergic to. A self diagnosing rash.

I bought Aveeno soap and Aquaphor today to try to soothe his skin.

Happy Birthday Handsome!

My baby, Handsome, is now three years old. I can't believe he's already three. To celebrate we went with one of his best buds - as best a bud he can have at 2 1/2 to 3 - to the zoo. Handsome loved it. He ran around to see as much as he could but made sure his little bud was nearby. He got to feed goats and sheep and almost got to pet a huge turtle - though I don't think he was supposed to. We got to ride behind a tractor and see bison, etc come right up to us.

After the zoo we bought his "birthday bicycle." Again, he was in love. That bike is too cute. It's a Cars bicycle with 12" wheels - the smallest size you can get. He didn't get to ride it until the following day though. At first he just didn't get how to peddle or how to steer. I was thinking he might be too young for the bicycle. But within an hour he had it all figured out. He wasn't as good at the uphill part, my guess is because those muscles had just never been used before, but he got it by the end of the time we spent outside.

After his naptime we went to the bounce house with my mothers group - and his little bud again. Once again he ran around like he just couldn't get enough of it.

I think he had a really good day. Even I had a good time. It was awesome to see Handsome so entertained and joyful, but it was also awesome to get in some adult conversation. I can't remember the last time I got to do that - well, with someone outside my family and in town.

But now we are kinda paying the price. I figured we'd all end up with colds, but hoped against odds. Now we all have colds. It's been mild for everyone so far, but I didn't get any sleep last night because Junior struggling to breathe scared me. DH is at work today, but I'm hoping he'll let me sleep when he gets home.

Oh, and there are cookies and ice cream in my kitchen that I REALLY wish I could eat. Stupid milk.

Ugly Poo

Ugh. The intricacies of infant poo are beating me. We had to take Junior to the dr because he had blood in his stool. It wasn't a huge amount but it was recurrant and noticeable. The dr guessed that it was either from an allergy to something I was eating or his bad latch was making me bleed and that was going through his system. So she had me get rid of all traces of dairy over this past weekend. That is not an easy task. I haven't seen the blood for the past few days so maybe that worked? I don't know. His poo is also green and yesterday turned into a watery diarrhea. Bleck. What is wrong with Junior's belly?

Junior isalso getting his share of baby acne.

Yesterday he gave me a genuine smile. It was awesome. I can't wait till those are more common.

Handsome has decided that he doesn't like it when Junior cries. He tells us that he doesn't like the noise and demands that we make it stop. I sure wish we could snap our fingers and make Junior happy.