For my entire pregnancy with Asher I craved milk. I mean craved--must have, going to die, best-drink-to-go-with-anything, craved. My favorite? Popcorn and chocolate milk. (I know not pickles and ice cream, but still an odd pairing.) Even after not being pregnant the desire for a good cold glass of milk is still there, just not as strong. As fate would have it, our doctor diagnosed Asher this week with a milk and soy allergy. Now I am not the breastfeeding type (sorry if this is TMI). Call it vanity; call it pride; whatever it is I just have an aversion to it. Dallin was nice enough to let me buy a nice Medela pump this time around and I love it! (If one can love such a thing...) We were doing great too the first week... So the doctor kindly looked to me after this awesome news and said, "So Mom you get to go on a diet..." Joy. Now I really would just throw in the towel now, because really, I wasn't that vested in all this anyway from the start and now I have to stop eating dairy and soy. Then we started the formula (the free sample Enfamil formula). I don't think Jayden's poop smells that bad. (again TMI, sorry). Makes your eyes water, your throat burn...Awful. Then to top it all off he has very sensitive skin. Like the Neosporin for his circumcision was causing irritation. He developed diaper rash, then more irritation from the Desitin... Poor kid. Then we went to the store.
This can, this one pound can, costs almost much as the two and a half pound regular formula container at Costco...
$27
And that's the cheaper brand. Enfamil was more...
So now what? "Mom goes on a diet..." I gave myself this week off when my mom was here. We ate everything I won't be able to eat: pizza, Mexican food with cheese, peanut butter, bread, cookies, brownies, Muddy Buddies, Club sandwiches, Big Macs, Triple chocolate pie, etc.
Yeah not exactly the best diet, but desperate times...
We went shopping yesterday for my special diet. I can't find a bread with no dairy and no soy. (Clarification: no dairy does not mean lactose free... It means NO DAIRY.) Found some special peanut butter, rice cakes, lots of fruit and veggies, and some special salad dressing that has canola oil instead of soy bean oil. (Do you know how hard that is?!) The doctor said we can add back soy bean oil in a couple of weeks and see if it affects him. I never knew I would be so happy for soy bean oil.
Anyway, enough whining on my part. Mostly I just wanted to point out that it's amazing what a mother will do for her child. Amazing... (That and those nasty poops have got to go!)
On a lighter note, we are loving Asher. It's amazing to me how it's easier to love a second child. It's like I had to learn how to love my own first child with Jayden but with Asher it's been love at first sight. Jayden is so good with him. Of course, he's forgotten a couple of times where he is and we had a body slamming issue the other day. Happily Asher was unscathed. Jayden was the traumatized one, due to the fact that I screamed as he made a beeline for the chair Asher was in... Jayden's a good brother and I'm happy to report that he has not asked that Asher go back to the hospital or back into my belly. Ha!
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| All the beautiful stored milk that went down the drain... |
The grandparents are gone and tomorrow is my first day on my own... Hopefully we all live through it. I've got two cute boys so it shouldn't be too bad right?
Pictures with my parents:
My boys:
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| Walking the Riverwalk |
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| Jayden "sleeping" in the sandbox |
Asher's unbilical cord fell off this week too and we got to give him a real bath!
And a few more of Asher for good measure!
9 comments:
No fun! Sounds like a rough diet. The things we do for these sweet babies, right? But he IS very sweet :)
Asher is a cutie!
Sorry about the lack of anything tasty. But look on the bright side, you are eating healthier.
Is he a thumb sucker? Take it from me, very cute at 3 months, not so much at 3 years. (ok, still cute at 3, but a habit I do not look forward to breaking, or know how)
Ugh - good luck with the diet. And I have to tell you that Asher is one of the most handsome babies I've ever seen so young. I love the Little Brother onesie picture of him. Too cute.
Oh Cindy, I feel for you on the formula thing. Hayden didn't like to be breast fed, so we had to switch to formula. And he was allergic to everything so we had to use the same formula. And I agree, those diapers smell down right disgusting. By the way, Asher is super cute :)
And we thought mom was a picky eater... now you get to join her! hahah i'm sure that's not what you wanna hear but at least you get to go back to normal soon enough. Oh and Jayden looks so much older in pictures next to Asher! Love and miss you guys!
Asher is A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!! What a sweetheart. I can totally relate with growing in love for my first baby, but love at first sight with my second! I was so nervous about having two, but the love I felt made it seem that much easier! Good luck on your own. You can do it! You will get back to a new normal it just takes some time to adjust. And no fun with the no soy no milk thing... you are a trouper! Good luck.
What a handsome little guy & some great pictures! What is big brother doing hiding in the sand box? It is all worth it & brings back a lot of memories! LOVE YA! GRAT JOB! Smile :-)
Good luck!! Asher is SO cute, and so worth it, right? :)
Sooooooooooo cute!
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