The Big Psych Out and other new developments

Life is busy here in FnkyGreenMamaLand, and Lovey keeps me hopping. He also keeps me up at night for the past few nights, which is not typical for him, so I am a very, very, extremely tired mama tonight. The Big Psych Out is also keeping us on our toes ... this is each and every time Lovey, an excellent cruiser and crawler, stands holding onto one piece of furniture, person, or other item and reaches over to another item (or person) just so barely out of his grasp - reaches, reaches, considers the options and, for the briefest of moments, it looks like he’s going to do it (take.that.First.Step) but then he drops down and crawls! It is a breath-holding moment and it’s exciting. He has gotten up to standing on his own and he often lets go of supports and can stand for a good while, though he seems somehow unaware that he is doing so, and he certainly loves pushing around his walker-toy-thing all over the place (and can even steer it well now, too!). So it really is no surprise that he hasn’t taken a step on his own yet - he has no need to! But, we are certain that it is going to happen any time, now, so we keep the batteries charged and the camera and camcorder at the ready.

I have been wanting to type this out for the last few weeks but feeling so nervous to do so, but here goes - the diaper rash is gone. Yes, gone. After 6 months. We are back to using cloth diapers part-time (YAY!) and now I know what his bum is supposed to look like!!! The bad news is that he has developed a different rash on his back, arms and legs. Can you believe it? It`s almost laughable, isn`t it? We finally have all of these other things figured out and under control with the food sensitivities and the diaper rash, and something new pops up. Literally. We aren`t sure if this might be a reaction to a new food because, of course, I am now crazy mama who thinks that everything is related to food reactions, right? Right now, I`m just hoping it doesn`t spread or worsen.

I`ve decided that, so far, the hardest thing about parenting a baby is figuring out what is causing what. Like the past few sleepless nights, for example - was it teething, a missed nap, discomfort from the rash, food sensitivity-related, reflux or gas,

Did his diapers get better because his system finally cleared of the allergens or because mine did, because he has healed or I have, because his gut is maturing, because of the homeopathic remedy we gave him? I`m not naive to believe that there is always just one answer, but I sure wish that it was easier to narrow it down sometimes.