Baby news
A few recent developments:
--The days of The Boob are now finished! As Baby began eating more solid food she started to seem less and less interested in nursing, and then finally about a week ago Baby and Gretchen reached a mutual decision that it was time. It was that simple (which is easy for a dad to say).
--Baby has really struggled with bad eczema over her entire body for a long time. And that's not just a cosmetic thing--the itching is horrible, to the point that she routinely scratches herself until she bleeds. As parents, it's just awful to watch your Baby suffering, even if she gives you big smiles at the same time she's tearing at her skin. Gretchen has spent countless hours reading and posting to bulletin boards trying to find solutions, and we've taken her to multiple doctors with few answers. In the past week or so, however, the current combination of cleaner, steroids and moisturizer (NOT fat cream) seems to have her skin looking and feeling better, plus we had a great appointment with an allergist who has given us some hope, at least for the worst of her flare-ups (knock on wood!). Here she was about a month ago, then a week ago:
--She's already showing an interest in American football:
--And she was nice enough to take me hiking on Roosevelt Island to enjoy the views across the Potomac River for Father's Day:
--The days of The Boob are now finished! As Baby began eating more solid food she started to seem less and less interested in nursing, and then finally about a week ago Baby and Gretchen reached a mutual decision that it was time. It was that simple (which is easy for a dad to say).
--Baby has really struggled with bad eczema over her entire body for a long time. And that's not just a cosmetic thing--the itching is horrible, to the point that she routinely scratches herself until she bleeds. As parents, it's just awful to watch your Baby suffering, even if she gives you big smiles at the same time she's tearing at her skin. Gretchen has spent countless hours reading and posting to bulletin boards trying to find solutions, and we've taken her to multiple doctors with few answers. In the past week or so, however, the current combination of cleaner, steroids and moisturizer (NOT fat cream) seems to have her skin looking and feeling better, plus we had a great appointment with an allergist who has given us some hope, at least for the worst of her flare-ups (knock on wood!). Here she was about a month ago, then a week ago:
--She's already showing an interest in American football:
--And she was nice enough to take me hiking on Roosevelt Island to enjoy the views across the Potomac River for Father's Day:
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