Hi everyone! The good news is that we think the Zyrtec is
helping a lot! The bad news is that Liam has another ear infection. This time
Dr. V put him on Ciprodex ear drops since he feels the tubes are open.
Little man is very fussy with this one, so Dr. V did a very thorough check on
his tummy, throat and diaper area to see what else could be bothering him....
even Dr. V has come to learn that "Liam isn't a big complainer." I know it cannot help that molars are making
their way on in! Dr. V also instructed us to make an appointment with an
allergist as soon as possible, since a 4 week wait is not ideal, Dr. V told us
to contact Dr. Isreal, who was able to schedule us for next Thursday. I am
excited to see how it goes since we will get the results right after the
testing. I was hesitant to have Liam get skin testing, when I had this done as
an adult I remember it being particularly uncomfortable, however, I was assured
that the skin testing on babies is barely felt. More on this to come!
Liam had his second speech therapy appointment today at
daycare. I was excited to hear how it went. When Liam was having problems
nursing we were told he may be “tongue tied.” Babies that are tongue tied
sometimes struggle to stick their tongue out, and often have trouble nursing.
There is a surgical procedure to correct the condition, but Liam did not need
to have this done. Kristen assured us that Liam can stick his tongue out, and
she doesn’t feel this will present an obstacle to his speech development.
Overall, we feel that Liam’s babbling is heading in the right direction. We
LOVE when he says “UT-OH” when something falls on the floor. Liam’s caregiver had to fill out an incident report today. Liam has had several of these since starting daycare, and none have been serious. The funniest one I can remember is when Liam was playing with a xylophone and poked himself in the eye with the drum stick! I was not too concerned at first, but when I was told Liam fell and hit his face on a chair leg I was a bit alarmed. I was told he had a nice bruise above his eye….but when he came through the door and I saw his big smile along with the swollen lump above his eye, all I could feel was pride for our little warrior. This evening after dinner we took Liam out to enjoy the warm weather – of course during this adventure Liam fell on the blacktop and landed on his palms….without even a wince our little man got up and just kept going. In just 14 months, he has enlightened me, and taught me lessons about life that I never would have learned without all of our experiences together. I am so proud to be his momma!
In the last few weeks, we have been having trouble getting
Liam to eat any vegetables. Even if I mix them in with other food, he will find
a way to spit them out! We were excited to discover that Liam LOVES sweet
potato fries! I know – it doesn’t replace veggies- but, it’s a nice option for
variety between the crackers/cheese, spaghetti/meatballs, raviolis, yogurt and other
snacks!
We found Liam an adorable outfit for the butterfly ball
which he will also wear for Easter, and we can’t wait to show him off! Love to
all!
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