First tooth!!

This morning we discovered that his first tooth is coming through, we can feel the sharp edge just pushing through. I really hope that the rest don't follow on quickly as I'm still feeding him and was told to carry on doing so until he's 6 months old when we can start on solids again.

Here is Mr T in his little walker that we bought him yesterday. His little feet don't touch the ground so we pushed him round the kitchen floor whih he loved!!

We not sure how long the batteries will last though as it is plays lots of music and makes lots of noises!!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

It was Simon's birthday on Sunday (thank you to all that remembered and sent him a card) and on the Saturday night all the grandparents and Auntie Debbie came over to our house for a take away curry. Mr T was very lucky and had lots of cuddles with everyone and was very good and sat in his high chair the whole time we ate our dinner even though he was getting hot and more itchy...very good little boy!
On Sunday 11th (his actual birthday) we went for lunch with 14 friends and children. Again Mr T had lots of cuddles...lucky boy! Unfortunately it was very hot in the restaurant and we had to keep taking him outside to cool down.
His skin was terrbile on Monday and we think it was caused by him being too hot for such a long time...poor little boy's skin hasn't really receovered!

Here is a picture taken in the restaurant from left to right :

Lorraine, Molly at the top, (middle row) Me, Helen and Polly

bottom row Mr T and Grace.

What a sssslippery little ssssucker!

I took Thomas to the Homeopath on Tuesday and she thinks that she'll be abe to help his skin get better. We were there two hours and she took lots of notes and said that there will be a remedy in the post within a week. She thinks the eczema could have been caused by the third set of injections, or dog fur, or teething or maybe central heating. She suggested using different creams from the ones the doctor prescribed, Calendula which is a natural one and can be used all over his body (inc eyes and nappy rash areas) and Aveeno cream to moisturise the skin. Unfortunately he scratched his eyes terribly all the way home as you can see by the pictures, one as we got home and the other after putting cream on.

The creams started to work for a few days but yesterday and today his skin seems really bad again, we're not sure what to do for the best. His face and head are really dry so we've gone back to using the cream from the doctor as the homeopathic creams didn't seem to soothe the skin at all. Fingers crossed the remedy will arrive very soon and that this horrible eczema will go quickly!

Mormor and Morfar are home....well for a little while anyway!

After waiting for ages and ages here is Thomas having a cuddle with Mormor and Morfar. They can't believe how much he's changed; he's a little boy now rather than a little baby. He is constantly on the go, always kicking his legs and waving his arms around...mummy and daddy want some of his energy please!!

This week he has started to take his dummy and loves it! It calms him down a lot especailly after being moisturised when his skin is really itchy.

The eczema is now quite bad on his face espicially around his eyes as can't put any cream around that area in case it gets into the eye as it would really sting. He is now fast aleep in the same position with daddy sitting beside him to stop him scratching himself....very sweet!!

It's Simon's birthday this weekend and Thomas has been practising a very special birthday cuddle for him...lucky daddy!

Thomas with a bottle...well only just!

We started giving him the bottle to play with and he started to chew the teat and then suck it too, so we thought why not try it with milk in? Here is Thomas drinking a little bit of expressed milk from the bottle! We tried it with formular milk but he wasn't so keen on it, but we'll keep trying ..........and trying .........and trying until he takes it properly!!!!

The eczema is getting a bit in places but is still very annoying for him. We apply the very rich moisturiser every three hours during the day and this seems to help him, so we'll keep doing that too! We're off to see the homeopath on Tuesday next week so fingers crossed she'll be able to help him even more!

Happy little chappie!!

Here is a picture taken this afternoon of Mr T playing with some of his toys...what a happy little chappie he is! Thomas was weighed on Thursday and we're pleased that he' still gaining weight which is a good sign. He now weighs 15lb 12oz so he's gained 12oz in two weeks, not only are the elastic bands around his wrists getting tighter but he's even got some round his little ankles ow too!! The doctor and health visitor advise that I stick to just breast feeding him and to not try him with the bottle or solid foods until he's nearer six months, this will ensure he gets as much of "the good stuff" from me and should help him with the eczema and fighting off the coughs/colds/flu that is doing the rounds. Oh well another few weeks of very little sleep for me...good job he's so gorgeous!!!

Here is Thomas straight after having his first porridge bath tonight! Yes I did write that down correctly, a porridge bath. The homeopath suggested we run the bath with the water running through porridge oats to give it a natural creamy feeling in the water.

Not quite sure what he thinks.....your comments please!!!

What a week it's been....

Well it's been a very tough week all in all and we're glad it's Friday so we'll have a couple of days together. Mr T's skin changes from day to the next so it's hard to tell if there is any improvement but the doctor said we are doing well to keep it so moist and that this will help. Our aim is to try and moisturise him every 2-3 hours if possible, and as this process takes around half an hour you can imagine what I am doing most of my days!
Nana has helped out two days this week which has been an absolute god send! He is such an active little boy who is always on the go that having another pair of hands to hold him has been a god send! On both those days I managed to have a hot drink during the day...and when you've got a very sore throat a hot drink really hits the spot! Simon has been very busy at work all week but has been trying to get up with me at night to see if he can help in anyway, bless his heart he is so tired himself but still tries to help me as much as possible. Most nights this week T has been getting us up every 2-3 hours but last night we had a 3.5 hours sleep which was heaven!!!
I've been speaking to my mum and dad a lot during the week as they're away again in their caravan again (lucky buggers!). Dad had his Ferrari racing day last Saturday and had an absolute ball by the sounds of it, Simon and I thought about them all day wondering what they were doing and wishing they were having a great time. We're looking forward to having them home again soon and hearing all about it.
We're taking Mr T to see a homeopath next week; we're keeping our fingers crossed that she'll be able to fix him.
We were supposed to be going to our friends (Andy and Jayne) wedding celebrations tomorrow night (they got married whilst on holiday in Las Vegas last month) and but have had to pull out as it's not fair on Thomas. His routine is all over the place at the moment and it's just not fair on him. We hope they all have a great time and look forward to hearing all about that oo!
Right I'm off to bed now...it's Friday night and 8.450pm and I'm off to bed! (Mind you it's the latest I've been to bed all week; usually it's 7.30pm straight after Mr T has gone to bed!!)
Have a great weekend people!
LOL
S,S&T
xx