Cuteness

Opening of Dove Season/Family Visit

Dove season started last weekend, so my family came to visit and keep me company while Brad was gone. The weather was beautiful and we had a good time shopping, playing outside and watching football.

My little slugger....

...is now my sick little man. Just as Wyatt seemed to be getting well, Braylon came down with a fever last night. He's also got a horrible cough and runny nose. This was this morning...

Allergies

Last Sunday the 22nd, I noticed a little rash and red eyes on Wyatt that night. The next morning he woke up and was fine. He was refusing to breastfeed though. The rash reappeared Tuesday and we went to the doctor on call that evening. She wasn't really sure so we left with no answers. The next couple days the rash would come and go, and he aslo sneezed a lot, had a runny nose, and was fussy. Thursday we took him in to his regular pediatrician, and he thought he may be developing an allergy to our laundry soap, which has been the same since he was born. We switched to Dreft and started giving him Allegra. Friday evening after dinner, he started rubbing his eyes and the rash appeared once again but this time with a mad vengeance. He screamed all through the night and his eyes were so red and swollen. The rash was all over his face and neck line and was bright red bumps. It was so sad and scary that I was worried we'd be making a trip to the E.R. I figured it was the peas he ate. Coincidentally, this is the same thing he ate when the rash first appeared on Sunday. Today, a week later, he seems back to his normal self and the rash seems to be going away. We're still giving him Allegra and cortisone cream, and still using Dreft to be on the safe side. But we just aren't 100% sure if it's the peas or laundry soap...and frankly, I'm terrified to put it to the test. Never been much of a gambler.  It was an awful experience hearing him scream and cry and not knowing the cause or how to make it better.

Tuesday-first trip to dodoctor

Friday night-after second trip to doctor, and starting to use Allegra and Dreft laundry soap

And this wasn't even the worst it got. He was much more swollen in the middle of the night and had a hard time breathing.

4 Months Old

Wyatt turned four months old Thursday. He was so tall the doctor had to measure him three times to make sure he was right. Here's his stats:

Weight: 16 lbs 1oz. (50-75th percentile)

Height: 28 inches (over the curve so 100+ percentile)

Head: 16 inches (50th percentile)

Memories & Milestones: started baby food, swang in baby swing, rode the ranger, had an allergic reaction to something yet to be determined, can bring toy to mouth, always has hands in mouth, discovered his feet, loves fans and lights, favorite food seems to be bananas, favorite toy is Tigger rattler thingy, loves watching big brother and laughs at him, stopped wanting to breastfeed

Schedule as of now: about 9:00 a.m.-wakes then eats baby food and about 3-4 ounces of expressed breast milk or formula

10:30a.m.-short nap 30-45 min

12:00p.m.-eats baby food and 3-4 ounce bottle

1:30ish-naps for an hour or so

3/3:30p.m.-eats bottle

5:30/6:00- eats baby food and 3-4 ounce bottle

6:30- short 20-30 min nap

8:00ish- bath, play a little then eats a bottle

9:00p.m.-5:00a.m.-sleeps, nurses at 5:00, then is back to sleep until 8:30 or 9:00 a.m.

BIG FAN OF BATHS....

NOT A FAN OF SWINGS....YET

Yesterday afternoon-first time on the swing

I've desperately been wanting pictures of the boys TOGETHER to hang in the house. Our backyard is the perfect place, so the other morning we went out back for a photo shoot. It took a little bribing for Braylon to cooperate, but I managed to get a few cute shots.

GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME!