Here's her face from the night before:
We left the house at 1115 and got to the clinic at 1130 on the dot. We waited a minute before they called us back. Dr. Smith said it looked like eczema and to buy something like Eucerine (lotion) to put on her face and to make an appointment for Monday or Tuesday to see Dr. Easterling to see how it's progressing.
We decided we should run a few quick errands, since we were out. We should know that "quick" never happens!
Buy Buy Baby was first on our list. We bought some sun shades to put in my car on the backseat windows to keep the sun off Eisley -- as of now we'd been using a blanket (not in a ghetto way though). I also bought a bottle warmer, more long sleeve tops, some eczema lotion for babies, travel wipes, and some cute onesies.
Turns out I'm going to take back the bottle warmer -- I don't want one -- and the onesies were bibs, so those will go back, too. I am also going to take back the MamaRoo. I just don't think Eisley likes it enough to warrant that much money.
We needed to run by Specs and Sams, but Eisley was hungry. I drove us to the parking lot between the two stores and parked so I could hop in the backseat and let Eisley nurse. I also got to talk to Ty for a short bit while nursing, which was nice. Eventually, she was finished and we headed inside Specs.
I asked about unoaked Chardonnays, since I'd read about them and wanted to try one. I also asked where their Martin Ray was, since I think the 2009 may taste similar to the 2005 that I love so much. However, they didn't have any Martin Ray, which I found strange. I then checked out their Moscato wines and stared at the one that I love so much, but didn't get it. Finally, I checked out their hard cider to see if they had Magners, which they did, so my mom agreed to buy some for me. Yay!
We were pretty hungry, so we went over to the deli they have and bought a sandwich. I ate half and took the other half home for dinner. At some point, my mom went to the bathroom and then went to get the car. It was moment later when she came back and asked if I had her purse. Of course I didn't, so I asked if she left it in the bathroom -- she did. She said she was flustered... because it was hot... outside...?! I dunno...
Sams was our next stop and we only needed a few things, but it's a giant store and my mom wanted to try every single sample they were offering, so it took a long time. It seemed even longer considering I'd been carrying the baby all day and my back still kills. Eventually we got out of there and my mom said she wanted to stop by HEB before we got home... ugh!
I dropped her off and she ran in, since I didn't want to walk anymore. Luckily, she was quick! We were headed home to take care of Eisley, who had now had enough of running errands.
When we got home, I picked Eis up out of her carseat and there was poop everywhere! On the carseat insert, on her diaper, on her shirt, on her shorts, and obviously her back, too! I left everything and brought her in to clean her off. My parents got everything out of the car while I changed Eis and then fed her, as she was starving, too (or so she thought).
Steve, Gail, and John came over for wine before they all went out for dinner and they planned to come back for dessert, but my mom didn't have dessert. I found something online that looked really easy to make, so I volunteered to make it while they were gone.
Too bad it took the entire time they were out to make this dessert! I was pooped by the time the night was over.
I took a pic of Eisley's face after using the lotion a couple times. I'm not sure if it burns when I put it on, or if she thinks it's cold, or what, but she cries and I feel bad for her. I'm not sure if it's helping... as of this pic it looks like it made her face just all red, instead of patchy red.
I've only been putting the stuff on one cheek, so I can see if it's making a difference. I am also cutting milk out from my diet. Not necessarily things made with milk, but milk alone. I want to see if that has any effect. Here's her face as of last night:
I also took our first casual family photo:
Ty said he didn't want to take the monitor off his neck, since it was just a quick pic. We also discussed her face. I said I didn't like the lotion going close to her mouth or eye, so I would use Lanolin there, since it's gentle, too. I figured if it's good for healing butchered nipples, then maybe it'd help her skin, too. I think it may be doing the trick... but she shouldn't have to have gunk all over her face forever.
Hopefully Dr. E will have some more insight.
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