Whew!

I should have started this when Andrew was first born but no one really tells you about the trials and tribulations that go along with having a baby .. at least not the first 6 weeks. But better late than never.

So we are starting when he is 3 1/2 months old ...

Many different formulas and lots of $$$ later, we finally found a one that Andrew is not allergic to. YAY!! He is on an amino-acid based formula called Neocate for babies that have a Milk Protein Allergy and Multi-Food Allergies.

He has been onit for about a month now and has been doing beautifully! He still has his eczema flares so it has to be either something environmental or in our laundry detergent, we are still doing process of elimination so who knows. He loves it and it really has been a God-send for us. Whatever makes little man happy is good with me. We are still doing a little spot treatments with hydrocortizone cream when its red/enflamed and slathering him in Aquaphor and Cereve lotion throughout the day to keep his little body hydrated and to keep the dryness away.

I always knew that having a baby was a learning process and an adventure to say the least but I never realized how much you learn .. not only about the baby but about yourself. The tv is not so important to me anymore which is interesting since I used to be bound to the couch and remote every night after work, I don't mind waking up at 3:00a for a feeding or that smelling for poop can make me happy. I have come to realize that I am more like my mother than I originally thought/denied and thats ok. I don't mind doing housework and it really boggles Clay's mind that I like to do it now instead of when I was pregnant when I was supposed to be "nesting". HaHa! I do things a little backwards. :)

We are still a little afraid to take him out in public, not that he's hideous or anything (by the picture you can see he is not) but the last few times we did, it resulted in major meltdowns by Andrew followed by me. I think we are just going to have to bite the bullet and just do it. It needs to be done and why not do it now. We are never going to learn unless we try and maybe this weekend is the time for Experiment #1. Wish us luck! Will keep you posted on how it turned out.