Thank you!

This is a little note to say Thank You to all of you who prayed and/or fasted for our little one, Alexander. Thanks to recommendations to go to South Valley Dermatology over at Jordan Valley Hospital, we found a Doctor who knew what he was doing. There was no guessing with this Dr., he knew what it was and he knew what to do; no more of this "experimenting." Peanut Oil is the cure, who would've thought!! Alexander had a check up yesterday and he's 85% better. He has one more week on the peanut oil three times a day then after that it's just some cream. Jose and I are so grateful to have family and friends who care. So Thank You! Thank You! Thank YOu! We love you all.

To Thumb or Not to Thumb?!

These posts are so out of order. Alexander for months now has been gnawing at his little fists, but on this particular day he couldn't decide if he wanted to move to the thumb or keep the fist! He hasn't quite mastered the thumb sucking, but he does know where his thumb is; he just likes to chew on it rather than suck. I apologize for not having pictures or videos, I'll get working on it...soon.

Happy Easter!

Easter was a beautiful day. Alexander must have been a good boy because he got to do 2 easter egg hunts! The Easter Bunny loves Alexander and he loves him. He's good at grabbing things and bringing them close to his face to give kisses. He got this little bunny and when I tell him to give the bunny kisses he brings it close to his face, opens up his mouth and gives him kisses. He didn't quite know what to think about the hunt so he decided to shed some tears. It was a lot of fun though to take him around to find the eggs and to enjoy the beautiful sunshine. I think he likes the heat... just like his mamma! Now that he can see, recognize colors and people he's constantly staring at people. There's one picture perfect moment to where we gave Alexander a egg to hold and he has a perfect hold of the egg--his hand all cup and all.

New Tricks

Alexander is getting bigger and more fun every day. A few weeks back he made some discoveries: his hands, his tongue and what he can do with his tongue. In this video is some of his tricks he's developed. I don't know how well you'll be able to hear it, but try to listen carefully and you'll know his new tricks. Enjoy! Having technical difficulties, I'll try and get it up soon.

A special prayer

Before I go into detail about the Title of today's blog let me apologize for not updating this blog. There is lots to tell and share; it's just finding the time to do it all and have the computer actually work!! One day though and hopefully soon. Okay, so here's the background. Alexander has been struggling for the past month with his skin. He has eczema. It wasn't so bad to begin with, but a while back he was getting these yellow crusties on his scalp and his cheeks. His cheeks were really raw, red and just oozing. We saw a dermatologist and she told us it was Atopic Dermatitis and gave us some heavy duty ointment. I called it "the miracle ointment" because it was working. After 3 days it didn't seem to work as much. Well as Jose and I were watching it, it seemed to get worse, he was coughing, wheezing -due to asthma, and very hoarse. Monday morning he woke up to having these bumps all over his little body; including his face and scalp. I took him to the Dr. and he has an infection of some kind. I don't know yet because I haven't gotten the results. I think he has allergies, and so a blood test was taken to see what kind of allergies Alexander has. Jose and I have a request of all our family and friends: To say a special prayer on behalf of Alexander that this infection will pass through him and that the bumps all over his little body will go away. We're asking family members to fast if they're able to, but if any friends are willing to fast that would be greatly appreciated. Despite all that Alexander is going through right now he's still a happy little baby with no fever and a strong appetite. We thank all of our family and friends for their love and support and hope you'll say a special prayer for this precious little one. We love you all.