It's Been A While....

This has been a challenging year. From going back to school, to Javier's milk allergy and all the ear infections, colds, ect..., to dealing with postpartum depression, and contracts....it has been challenging. And as I write this, lil Javi is whining to be picked up. So I pick him up and he says, "a-ya ya ya ya...a-yayaya". Then he proceeds to grab my glasses (it is time for lasik!!!) and then pulls my hair and thinks it is funny even though I say "no" very stern! So I put him down and he is content for 2 seconds. He is now pulling at my pajama pants. Yes, I am still in my pajamas at 11:40am. The life of a stay at home mommy!

Update on Javier.....He had another endoscope in February. It revealed that he has eosinophila esophagitis (which means he has allergies in his esophagus-the food tube). He was being exposed to something he is allergic to. So we had an appointment with his allergist and they drew blood to test for numerous food allergens. A few days later, we found out that he is positive for Milk. That includes whey and casein. His formula was changed to Elecare/Neocate which is a "nutritionally complete amino-acid based medical food". He may outgrow the allergy. But will not know for probably a year and a half or so. He is also on baby Zantac 3 times a day for the acid reflux. He seems to be doing much better! Since going on the new formula, he has gained about 1 pound in a month! That is excellent!

Now he has another ear infection and is on amoxicillin, ear drops, tylenol and motrin! Those ear infections are awful for the little ones! We just hired a new nanny and she is great with Javier!

She speaks spanish and will speak to him and play spanish music! She has been all over the world and we think that is so awesome!

Javier is crawling all over the place! And he is crusing down the couch and other furniture! He loves the cats! He tries to give them hugs and kisses all the time! They don't like it so much because he basically lays on top of them to hug them! He say:

mom
mama
baba
a-ya ya (?)
a-rar rar (?)
ka (kat)

Update on me and school...The winter semester is near the end (already!). I have tons of stuff due and no time to do it! I am taking 3 classes: pharmacology I, health care issues and policy, and health promotion and risk reduction. This summer I have 2 classes- research methods and pharmacology II. And then next fall, I will begin the "tougher" classes with Clinical Medicine I, Diagnostic Procedures and Physical Exam.

Micki is doing great...Working on her next contract. She is now in negotiations. We will see what happens! :)

We are planning to take a few trips coming up. San Francisco, Mexico and probably Texas. We love to travel and show Javier different culture, landscapes, weather!

That is about all for now....