Finally!

Finally I have time and motivation to update you guys! Alan is napping right now so I figured this is the best time anyway. Life has continued to be crazy and my boys never cease to amaze me. Yes Matt is one of my boys now after this last string of colds. Matt is doing great in school. He just past the halfway mark for Power School and is still keeping in the top 25% of the class. He has been spending a lot more time at school studying now so I am trying REALLY hard to hold down the home front. But because my darling husband is spending so much time at work, he is also catching every unknown cold/flu/virus out there and he promptly brings it home and shares the wealth. Don't I sound so excited about that? It seems like the three of us just can't seem to get healthy. I have to admit, it is much harder to deal with a sickness when you have a little baby that is fighting the same thing as you. I can only imagine how Alan is feeling half the time.
Speaking of our little boy, we found out that Alan doesn't do well with foods that have a high pectin content. It makes his little face break out in a red rash with little bumps. He also has very sensitive skin and we have to stop using Johnson&Johnson baby wash and switch to Aveeno. So far the Aveeno has worked wonders on his skin. The breakouts have almost gone away and his little dry patches are gone too. Alan is also dealing with hand, foot and mouth right now. At least the blisters have stayed just on his toes and the top of his feet but none the less it is a pain. We just have to wait for the virus to run its course and until then we are keeping him away from other kids just to be on the safe side. But we do have exciting news too! Alan is sitting up really well now and he is starting to drink from a sippy cup! We have a larger arsenal of foods that he eats too. Now he can only eat just a few things anyway but it is nice to have more than sweet potatoes for him to eat. We started bananas this week. I don't think he really cares for bananas but he may also just not care much for fruit since he has only done veggies so far. Pears are next on the list. We have already done sweet potatoes, butternut squash and bananas. We can still try pears, applesauce, broccoli, carrots and green beans until he gets to be around 1 year. Then we can re-try peas to see if the pectin reaction occurs again. If it does then we stick with the "hypoallergenic" foods. Here is a video of Alan sitting and tumbling but he is doing MUCH better at sitting up!

What else is going on in our world. My sister Tracy came out to visit in early January. Alan loved being able to spend time with his aunt! We went to the beach and went exploring, a standard for any Andersen girl. We are hoping that Tracy and Patricia will be able to come out to visit this summer. I feel like nothing is going on with me. I'm just doing the "mom" thing and taking care of home/baby/daddy/doggy stuff. I know that sounds pretty lame but that is what I do. I honestly can't believe that February is almost here. Matt's birthday is in a few weeks, then Matt's Comp test/graduation is right around the corner. This year is already flying by and in no time we will be moving again. Such is military life right? But I have to say it has been WONDERFUL being back on the east coast! At least it is much easier to see family now. Here is Tater and Alan. We are trying to get Tater used to Alan playing with him now. Slowly but surely he is warming up to the idea!

Speaking of Alan, he is awake from his nap now so I need to go take care of him. I hope everyone has a great day and God bless!