Aaron's first halloween

This is Aaron's first halloween and mommy bought him a mini pumpkin. Mommy and daddy used to get 2 pumpkins every year and daddy would carve an awesome pumpkin for mommy, but this year we have been so busy that we didn't even get any pumpkins for ourselves. Aaron is the only that has a cute pumpkin for halloween.

I have been searching for the perfect halloween costume for Aaron for awhile.  I finally found the perfect one a week before halloween. Whew~ I am so glad Aaron actually fits okay in the costume I picked for him and of course he looks so cute in it. Happy Halloween everyone!

First fever

We thought Aaron was okay after the dr's visit on Thursday even though Dr. Ahmann told us to watch for a fever as Aaron seems to have a mild cold.  He was okay for the weekend until a little fussy while eating on Sat.  We didn't think too much about it until he woke up fussy again on Sunday morning.  Aaron didn't want to eat much and shivering a little. We quickly checked his temperature and apparently he was getting pretty warm (around 99 degrees the first time we checked), then his temperature started to rise very quickly (99, 100, 100.6, 101.4, 102...). I was starting to get worried and gave him some tylenol before even calling the doctor.  Luckily Dr. Ahmann was on call (on a Sunday!) and we were told that we can bring Aaron in.

We took Aaron to the dr. and were told to keep an eye on him as his fever might last 24-48 hours. This is the first time Aaron has a real fever, not counting the ones after getting vaccination. It's quite scary that we don't know how fussy he will be or what might happen. I am such a worrywart that every little thing about my munchkin can scare me to death. I pray to God that Aaron will recover in no time.

Another Dr's visit

Aaron has been getting more fussy while feeding and the rashes on his arms seem to get worse. We decided to take him to the doctor before anything gets too serious.  Aaron was diagnosed with eczema, which mommy has it all her life since childhood. There is not much we can do besides keeping him moisturized.  I do not want to give him any cortisone unless he really needs it, as mommy knows how cortisone thins out her skin.

Eczema is definitely not fun to deal with, especially if Aaron does not outgrow it like mommy. I understand how frustrating it is to have itchy and flaky skin as I suffer from it all my life. :( I still remember how red and flaky my face looked when I was a kid and how embarrassing it was when other kids asked me what's wrong with my skin. Eczema is not only a medical issue, but a social issue that is tough to deal with for kids or even adults.

Salina visit

Salina is going to be staying with us for a couple weeks. This is her first time in America, but she probably will be stuck at home with me and Aaron most of the time. We are planning to take her to different places that we haven't been to ourselves. We are thinking of Monterey Bay, Golden Gate park, half moon bay, and so on, but who knows if we will have enough time to go to all these places.

We have many visitors this year since Aaron's arrival. My parents, sister, B's parents, brother, Mary, John, Jim's family, Roger, and Salina. Aaron's so much more popular than us that everyone just wants to see him. Not sure who's going to come see him next. :)

4 month vaccines

Baby Aaron finally had his 4 month vaccines today. We were thinking about separating the 3 vaccines apart, but the dr. convinced us that he will do better this time as he is a little older. He did okay for the first couple hours after the vaccines, but started crying pretty bad afterwards.  I had to give him some baby tylenol to calm him down. As much as I hate to give him drugs, it has been working quite well.  I am not sure if I am doing things 100% correctly by letting him having so much drugs in his system, but I believe the tylenol helps him take some good rest after the vaccines.

I remember Aaron was quite lethargic after his 2 month vaccines last time. He was sleepy and cranky for at least 5 days, which is not very normal. Nonetheless, he is doing amazingly well this time that he's ready to play a couple hours after his nice long nap. Mommy is definitely impressed and hope that he is going to do well every time after his vaccines. Happy baby = Happy Momma! :)

4 months well visit

It's hard to believe my munchkin is already going to his 4 months well visit.  He was supposed to get the 3 vaccines at the dr's office, but we decided to push it back a week so he won't be down when we are going for a trip.   It appears that Aaron has caught up to a full-term baby's height, especially when he measures 25.5 inches (which is in the 75th percentile without adjusting his days back).  His weight is still in the 25th percentile, which the dr. thinks it's okay as he has always been in the same percentile.  The dr.'s office is nice enough to give us 6 cans of nutramigen formula to take home. This formula is double the price of the regular infant formula, which could really break the bank when Aaron is able to drink more.  The dr. also wrote us a prescription in hope that the insurance company would subsidize the formula.

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