Our Visit to the ER

Last night was a very scary night at our house. We spent almost 3 hours at the ER with Carter. I mentioned in a previous post that we thought Carter was allergic to milk. We weren't sure because he didn't react all the time and it was very mild. But last night we found out that he is for sure VERY allergic to milk. About 5:30 I fed him some peach yogurt and by 7:00 we were in the ER. We had originally planned on going to Idaho Falls last night and were actually on the way when Carter threw up Everywhere and we decided to turn back. Luckily we did and we weren't in the middle of nowhere when Carter reacted.

Once we left our house and drove the 1/4 mile to the ER, Carter went from having dime size hives all over, to his eyes swollen shut, lips 5 times their normal size and having trouble breathing. He didn't even look like my baby and looked more like a black boxer(sorry for that comparison.) He had to have some breathing treatments and 3 shots to get the swelling down and to reduce the swelling in his throat. I felt so bad not being able to do anything and watching them force this mask on him and stabbing many needles in his legs.

Once they got his pulse and oxygen levels back to normal he was a much happier baby. Happy but VERY itchy. He was trying to scratch as best as an uncoordinated baby could. But once the breathing treatments and shots were over he was smiling and kicking around, barely noticing that he was bright red and covered in hives.

So now we're off to an allergist because if he's this allergic to one thing, they are pretty sure there are more culprits. And we also get to carry Epi pens with us just in case this ever happens again. We'll have to give him his own shots on the way to the ER!

So if you ever come to our house again to eat, don't tell Carter about the wonders and goodness of Ice Cream.........I'm afraid he'll never get to taste that.

Who doesn't love a cute BUM?

7 months

Carter is now 7 months old. I cannot stop the time from moving so fast! But there is one thing that I do not miss......waking up in the night to feed Carter. As of about 3 weeks ago, Carter sleeps (religiously now) from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. I had forgotten what 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep felt like. It only took us 3 nights of "sleep training" to get him to sleep through the night.
He also likes to sleep on his side/tummy now that he can roll. I have had to "rescue" him a couple of times after rolling into the corner and getting stuck. He really needs to learn REVERSE.
With trying new things every week we have found out that Carter is allergic to milk....ahh!! I am crossing my fingers that he outgrows this and quickly. This picture is after I gave him 2 small licks of my Creamie. 3 minutes later his face looked like this. He is also allergic to dogs. I hope his allergies stop at these 2 things.
My sister Carrie gave him a talking barnyard for Christmas. We just pulled it out last week for him to play with. We discovered that he is scared/terrified of the "black and white cow that says MOOO, MOOO." He cries the saddest, borderline hysterical cry whenever that cow moos. This is him while listening to that dang cow. He also cries when I vacuum, use the blender or the mixer. He is getting better with all of them though as I try and play/use these items daily so he's not afraid.
Carter rolls like Crazy these days and can scale the room in seconds. He will follow the cat wherever he goes. The cat really doesn't care much for Carter but I think the cat will be Carter's motivation for crawling. The cat manages to stay just barely out of Carter's reach.....but not for long I'm sure.
And lastly, do you think these pajamas are a bit too small? Yes and they have since been retired due to A: being too small, and B: being too feminine(so says neil). But this little plumber's crack was worth putting him in them!

The Holidays

Christmas was extra special at our house this year as we had Carter to help us celebrate. Neil and I were most excited about watching him open his presents and not ours.
Here is Carter opening his first present. He of course, loved the paper and was impartial about the presents.
Holding his "Baby's First Christmas" stocking. It was filled with lots of books and socks. Boring but practical.

Here is Carter with a bunch of his presents. He got a lot of stuffed animals and sports balls. He loves playing with them all and especially loves the tags on the stuffed animals. I guess I won't be cutting those off! Thanks to all who sent presents and helped make Carter's first Christmas special.
Lastly, we took Carter to the kiddie pool at our gym and LOVED IT! He loves the bath and so I figured he'd love this and I was right. He was laughing and smiling the whole time. He kept splashing around and didn't even mind when he'd splash himself right in the eye. I'm going to sign up for "Mommy and Me" swimming classes now that I know for sure that he loves it. I'm so excited-Experiencing "firsts" with your baby is priceless. I could have stayed forever and watched him giggle as Neil swirled him around in the water and he splashed and splashed like it was funnest thing in the world!
Maybe he'll be a state champion swimmer like his daddy....although I'm not excited about the prospect of a speedo on him!