Tired.

I am exhausted.

We are all exhausted.

Jacob has a rash above his eyebrow...took him in to get it checked...and was told to use aquaphor. He continues to scratch and rub telling us that it's more than just 'dry skin.' We bought cortizone this morning and hopefully it'll relieve the itchiness.

Jacob was throwing up a lot too yesterday. No fever. No infections. We're still worried.

He is eating oatmeal now...alternating with rice cereal with every feeding. It's hard to give it to him in between bottle feeding since he eats every three hours, so we just feed him after giving him the bottle. It's been okay so far. Throwing up bc he might be full? I don't know.

Jacob likes to grab and play. We use the first feeding time at 8:30 for exploration and no exercises. We let him touch, feel, and grab the rocking chair, nobs on the dresser, the top of his activity gym, etc. He seems to enjoy it. Usually before each feeding, we exercise and challenge him with therapy strategies instructed by the OT for 30-40 minutes. It tires him out, but when we skip one session, he has soooo much energy! He is going to be a handful.

Jacob rolls like a rollie pollie. As soon as we put him down, off he goes. You can try to roll him back over, but he'll just roll again and again. It's quite fun to watch him do it. we think it's the coolest thing ever...at least for now. =)

Jacob is also staying up longer during the day...I mean no naps for six hours or if he has one, it's a short 30-45 minute nap. Hard for me, but he rewards us for our patience later in the day when he naps for three hours or so...so it's pretty fair. Hehehe...

Jacob has learned how to make bubbles with his mouth...it's funny, but also distracting when we are feeding him, especially the rice cereal or rice oatmeal. It gets messy sometimes.

Well, as for me, I'm not looking forward to the next couple of months. I'll finish up my last quarter in school taking 19 units...doubling my academic workload (Mon- Thurs. and a few Saurdays). Having to accomodate babysitting times has been difficult. Fortunately, my mom will be coming out to help, but it's still going to be a challenge with homework and such.

Thw weather has been nice and we are itching to go out with Jacob. However, we are going to wait. Jacob's RSV shot from early this month will be gone next week, putting us in paranoia mode since he will not get anymore for the season. Hopefully, we'll sail through April with no problems.

We also miss going to church. We really miss it. Can't wait for May to come around.

So, we are tired.

Exhausted.