January was wild. Jeremy has been such an incredibly easy baby so we were taken aback after all the changes last month. We moved, it was windy, he had a flu shot, lots of new foods, a round of antibiotics, we tried out some formula and played ALOT on the grass. Jeremy's skin started becoming troublesome. Even after I nursed him, his cheeks turned really red and his body rashy. At times, the rash was accompanied by some wheezing. The doctor ranked it a 6/10 on a scale of severity so you can imagine that this was not an ideal situation. After some initial searching around the Internet and reading our trusty Baby 411 Book, we concluded Eczema. You would think a doctor would be able to point us in the right direction but all he said was "uuh, maybe it was the blueberries..." So trying to figure out why this was happening was the real question. We looked at all the baby food we had been giving him (even the organic stuff) and everything had citric acid or lemon juice in it. I cook a lot with citrus juices and zests and read a TON about how this can exacerbate Eczema. We eliminated all baby food with citrus and started giving bubba some fancy formula. It took about two weeks for it all to get out of his system but its ALL gone!! His skin is better than it has ever been and he seems to be cured. I write about all of this in case any of my friends reading this notice some weird symptoms after exposure to citrus ... I had no idea. Here is the eight month montage I promised you!! This is seriously the happiest, most loving, mellow and friendly baby I have ever seen. I know, I'm bragging again!
