Allergy results

They are all NEGATIVE... thank god. All though the doc said some can be a false negative BUT it's still progress. Tonight Quinn had a real dinner with us, baked chicken, Carrots, Mashed potatoes and some rice cereal to help his stomach. It was nice and he liked it.

Besides all the food allergies, they also tested dog and cat dander. all negative... I can breathe a sigh of relief.

He may still be lactose intolerant but that I can handle.

Look who's trying to walk...

A few days ago he was taking a few steps just to appease us but today he's really trying to walk over crawl. He's getting good. He recovers well from almost falling. He's good for short distances.

First steps... - video

It's party time!

Last night I sat up and wrote out invitations for Quinn's first birthday party. What fun! I put stickers all over the cards... That was the most fun. I think I spent more on the stickers then the cards. The cards say something silly like "come join the fun, I'm turning one" how cute.

I toyed with the idea of a BIG party with lots of food and a cook out... but the party is for Quinn and I don't think he'd like a huge gathering with a bunch of people he doesn't know. He's a bit territorial with his house. He loves to see new people outside but not in his own crib... He'll go ninja on your ass. Ok maybe he'll just cry a lot. So a small party it will be. Close friends and relatives, balloons on the mailbox, presents with blue ribbons, icing all over the baby. Can't wait!

Quinn likes Green frogs a lot so Chrissy is making this cake for him. All though Tony and I have decided to surprise him with a sweet potato pie! He's going to love it.

New foods

So Quinn tried meat and Wheat, but he started getting diarrhea so we took him off it. That was two weeks ago. He still has diarrhea. But he didn't have any other symptoms and it was just once a day so the doc said it was probably just teething (which surprisingly can cause loose stool - something about all the salivating). But now he's getting worse, he's getting diarrhea about four times a day. I'm thinking it's not just teething anymore. Daycare Donna just announced that she had a virus over the weekend. So maybe he's got it. I had to take him home on Friday because he just felt so crappy. I took him to see doc first put he said besides the teething he seems just fine. He said if he does have a virus he has to just see it through. Poor little man. Stomach viruses suck. The good news is that maybe it had nothing to do with the meat or the wheat. When he's back to normal well try again. Hopefully in time for his party!

Vegetarian my ass

For a brief moment I thought it might be a good idea to keep Quinn away from meat and let him decide when he is older if eating meat is something he wants to do. Tony looked at me like I was crazy but said he'd give it a try if it was important to me. I decided against it only because I don't want to jeopardize his health in any way. I like to assume I know all about how to eat as a vegetarian but what if I don't? What if I am wrong?

Sitting at the diner on Saturday afternoon. My mom, who knows I need gentle nudging sometimes, hands me a piece of chicken and says let him try it. After norotically taking off every bit of Salad dressing on it that I could see (and smell) I tore out some of the center and gave him some bits and pieces. He loved it. I've been told that Babies have a hard time with meat at first and it takes time for them to get use to the texture. But Quinn seemed quite happy with it.

So Sunday we're at Sams and a lady gives me a sample meat ball and another for Quinn. I figure, what the hell, and I let him try the meat ball ... It was such a hit that I went back and bought a huge bag of them along with chicken nuggets.

The boy likes meat, A LOT.

Cry it out?

Last night was brutal. Quinn would not sleep! We finally got him to sleep around 9:30. I wake up to him Screaming at 2:30. Tony has the day off so I figure he'll get him so I can get enough sleep for work. 15 minutes later he's still screaming.

Tony and I seem to have different parenting techniques. Yes I understand the whole "let them cry and fall asleep on their own" But as a general rule I don't believe babies purposely wake up at 2:30 am and scream just to be assholes. I think it's important to check and see if something is wrong.

There is a check list -
Check for a poopoo diapy
Check the head for fever
Check if he's too cold
Figure out if it's a hunger cry

If all those check out then let him know he's ok rub his back and lay him down with out taking him from the crib. Tony on the other hand believes in letting him scream and not going in there at all. OK fine I'm not going to smash that view point because some people in fact do believe in this theory.

So I get up to check him and find that there is something wrong... He's a human popsicle! You can't cry that out. I could have put the boys toes on my coffee and had it chilled. So I put some warmer clothes on him and held him for some added body heat and he automatically drifts off. BUT while he is drifting he continues to stir and wake and grimace. I hear little tummy sounds. The boys really hungry. Can you cry out hunger? I ask Tony about making a bottle and he says, "if you give him a bottle tonight he'll wake up every night for one" he goes on to say "he gets up every night, he'll be fine, leave him" Yet another different parenting technique... I believe if the hunger wakes him then he is in fact really hungry. I'm not saying he needs a bottle in the middle of every night but maybe we should re-evaluate his menu in the day time and see if there is a problem. Yes I can hear my family now saying "but the boy is SOOO BIG... I don't' think he needs more food".

So here is my rebuttal (you knew it was coming).
1) do fat people not get hungry?
2) Should I tell him to eat the fat on his thighs first then we'll consider a bottle.
3) I was at the doctor with him just three days ago and believe it or not the doctor said Quinn is not fat and said I should give him more formula.

Quinn has only gained two pounds in the last five months... (quite possible he's going through a growth spurt) All though he is a larger boy (not fat, ask the doctor) he still needs the nutrition, babies can't diet. Quinn is not allowed to start most solids yet do to allergies. So most all his nutrition still comes from a bottle. SOOO here you have a one year old that can only have formula and fruits and veggies. Not much of a menu, and not very filling. Hence the waking up at 2:30 for more food. His school mates are already eating Pizza and cheese sandwiches. While Quinn sucks down a bottle and gives them dirty looks.

Bottom line is that Tony and I parent differently. And neither one of us agrees with the others assessment. If Tony had a blog he'd write about how wrong my assessment is. But he doesn't so he won't.

And I'm tired, Quinn is hungry...Tony is napping.

All babies love their mothers singing, right?

So it's 7pm, I'm exhausted... the day started at 5am. Quinn Does not want to sleep. He's on his fifth wind. He's sitting on the floor playing with one of his slippers (don't ask) While I rock myself in the rocking chair.

When I get tired I start acting silly and loud. I'm pulling at my eyes and making really loud fake singing "LA LA LA LA" sounds. Quinn comes over lovingly with his slipper still in hand, crawls up on my lap while I am still signing he smiles and proceeds to shove the slipper in my mouth. Was that a hint?