May 22, 2008

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  Colin's bag of tricks:
  dances when he hears the Old Navy commercial
  finger walks
  waves hello / byebye
  clicks his tongue
  does manseh / gonji gonji / jam jam / jjak jjak kkeung
  gives high fives / ppoppos
  feeds himself finger foods
  pees when I go "shhhhhh" (either in the sink or now in his potty)
  says "mamma" during meal times
  puts anything within reach to his ear (most often it's his dinner) if you say "yobosehyo"
  jabs his finger in my belly button when I say "bekob"
  jabs at the light switch when I say "bul kyu/ bul kkuh"

  

  Feeding Colin solids is sort of fun, sort of a headache.  I have to admit it was much easier to just pop out a boob... less cleaning, less mess, less things to pack.  I'm sad I stopped nursing him.  I really wanted to nurse til he turned one.  Oh well.  I guess technically I could have started again when I came back from China because I was still producing but my body was toxic.  haha

  

  Doesn't his face look great?  I mean, I know he's a good looking boy, but doesn't his skin look great?  He had /still has sebhorric dermatitis since birth... back of his head, in his ears, in the folds of his arms, and ankles.  His eczema became a problem from early on but really got out of control when he was about 3 or 4 months old. 

  The picture of Colin in the car is when we weren't using any steroids,
  just TONS of lotions and obviously that wasn't the right treatment plan
  for him.  I think we've dropped over $300 in lotions just in the past 6
  months.  Expensive kid.  Aquaphor is the best between steroid
  treatments, but since it's so greasy we use Cetaphyl cream on his body
  instead.  If your child has bad eczema, Cetaphyl lotion isn't
  recommended because it has a higher content of alcohol than the
  cream... hence it dries out the skin faster. He's currently on Elicon which is a level 6 steroid.  We have been reducing the frequency of use and even tried to replace it with fluticasone - stage 5 - but as soon as I switch his skin starts to act up again... and apparently I have to go back to the stronger stuff to nip it in the bud or else it'll keep getting worse again.  we'll see what the dermatologist has to say next week.

  And yes, if you have allergies and/or eczema, the likelihood of your offspring having it is significantly greater than if you don't have these problems.  I had both as a kid, but not when I was a baby.  Poor unfortunate Colin.

  

  I can't wait til I'm done with school.  Seven more classes to go.  It's going to be the longest 6 weeks of my life.  I've got so many write-ups and papers and presentations, oh my!  I am going to enjoy this summer with Colin.  My goals - get caught up and finish whatever I have been meaning to do but haven't been able to because of school, make the most of my time with the little guy, and work out!

  

  I love my new xylophone.  I mean, Colin loves his new xylophone.  Toys are such a waste of money.  Sure kids like playing with them but the novelty wears off really fast.  Kid toys are for adults to try to distract their children from wrecking their adult toys.  Colin's interests lie in slobering on my cell phone, pounding on the keyboard of my laptop, banging the remote control on the dining table, and incesantly pushing buttons on any electronic device, ie. air purifier, tv, printer, stove, etc. 

  

  Colin could probably win "cutest girl" contest.  lol. 

  

  Yesterday, for the first time ever, Colin actually gave me some of his food.  He had cheese in his hand.  When I put my hand out and said "joosehyo' he put it in my hand!  Then he looked at me, smiled, and took it back with the other hand.  Indian giver. 

  You know, I didn't want to be an obsessive parent and only talk about my child... but honestly not much goes on in my life other than school and Colin so I don't have much to write about!  But in all honesty, this stuff is probably more interesting than anything else I have to say.  So without further ado, here are some recent video clips...

  Feb 26, 2008 - First time Colin crawled.  I actually caught it on camera!  yay!
  it's amazing how it just clicks one day...not the camera, the milestones. 
   
  Constipated  Part Un
  
  Constipated Part Deux.  Is it bad that it cracks me up when he cries like that?
  

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