It's so true what they say about becoming a parent, much of it definitely IS trial and error. While our baby has been cool, calm and collected (for the most part) for these past 4 months, something else was going on of which we were unaware. Until recently that is. We took Sam to the doctor last weeks and it appears as if our little man has eczema! His doctor says it looks like a milk allergy. He must have been itching and irritated for quite a few days. Sooo....we changed formulas. Not only did we change formulas, we changed to a special hypo-allergenic formula made in Europe-yay! You
can't buy it in stores and must order in bulk, online. It costs roughly $22.00 a day to feed him. You do the math! And while I stressed about the enormous cost of this formula, I just said, "God will provide! He will help us make it work." A couple of days after seeing the doctor, I called my insurance company just to see if they could offer any assistance. I didn't expect anything, not a cent. Surprisingly, the nice lady on the other end said they would reimburse us for 90% of the
costs. What?!?!?! Ninety percent. I was again reminded of my God's faithfulness-always. He knew we would need that, and yet again, He provided. He constantly shows us that He alone is in control and that He truly knows our needs. That's comforting:)So while we are working this allergy thing out, we are entering the ever-exciting world of TEETHING. On top of that we are experiencing our first cold with a stopped up,
runny nose. It comes in threes, huh? :) Even through all that, Sam has been a good baby still with plenty of smiles and giggles. He is sleeping all night, which is wonderful too! Especially for mom and dad.Tonight I opened a drawer in the kitchen and caught a glimpse a beautiful, hand-sewn hand
towel that mom gave me when I was pregnant. It's pink with dainty flowers and across the front in brown monogramming says, "motherhood is the toughest job you will ever love." I smiled because truer words have never been spoken. Tonight I am thankful for my mama and all the hard work it took, day in and day out, to raise two children (17 months apart) in a sticky, tiring, busy world.
And she did it all, all the time, with love in her heart and a smile on her face. She still does.Sam is 4 months old today. I'm going to try to post pictures to catch up on the past few months since I started the blog a little late.
Love to you and yours. Let us rejoice with thankful hearts. God has done great things!!
Love, Alex and Chris
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
