Week 5

We kinda found a solution to his acne/allergy. Turns out it might be eczema after all. The Aveno Eczema therapy cream did wonders. As soon as we lathered him with it, his bumps disappeared… well almost. His face cleared 110%. His head, however, still had loads of the bumps. On Friday during his 1 month appointment, the doctor told us it’s Cradles Cap. I guess a lot of babies have it. It’s now turned into these really gross, crusty yellow flakes. It’s like baby dandruff – it’s yellow and flaky. Normally things like this on other people gross me out so much. Dandruff, eye boogies, nose boogies, ear wax are just so gross. But when it comes to Veer, I’m not hesitant to clean it up. It doesn’t even gross me out.

One of my favorite moments with him was this morning. I was feeding him and I took the bottle away from his mouth and just smiled at him and he smiled back. I don’t know if he returned the smile because I smiled at him or he just happened to smile but it was the sweetest thing ever.

Oh, and I stopped pumping this week. I’m kinda sad because I really thought I would pump at least for six months or until I went back to work. I really was disappointed because I know breast milk is the healthiest thing for him right now. I hated the idea of having to pump every 2-3 hours. But don’t get me wrong, I would have if there was enough to feed him. The last week I was producing only about 5 ounces a day and the little munchkin drinks about 25 ounces a day.  I wish our bodies produced milk like beer on tap. Take some whenever in need.