Comedy of Errors

Some days you just shouldn't get out of bed....

We had our appointment with Dr. O, the GI doctor, in FW.  John's feeding time was at the same time as his appointment (he woke up later this morning thus having a later feeding time than normal).  Instead of feeding him too early at home, I chose to wait until we arrived at the doctor's office; we are usually 20-30 minutes early to our appointments and just end up waiting.  Wouldn't you know there was snail-paced traffic today!?!  

We were late; John did not eat prior to meeting Dr. O.

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Another naked John waiting for the doctor.

We liked Dr. O.  He also believes it is a protein allergy "until proven otherwise".  He prefers to stick with breast feeding.  The pediatrician previously indicated that it really didn't matter if dairy/soy were part of the ingredients list (i.e. bread, tortillas, etc).  Dr. O said that ANY trace amounts of dairy or soy in food can continue to irritate John's system since he's already developed a sensitivity to it.  This would explain the continued issue even after I eliminated the dairy and soy from my diet (milk, cheese, cream, etc.).  He wants me to try this EXTREME (my words) diet for 2 weeks.  Without an irritant, John's system should be fine by then.  Man, I am going to miss my bread and tortillas.  But let's hope that this works.

Dr. O also tweaked John's reflux medication.  His reflux had been improving until we put him back on the multi-vitamin.  Dr. O ordered some blood work to check his iron levels among other things.

Bubeaner attacking his blanket.

He was hungry!

We spent the afternoon cuddling making up for the doctor's visit and the eating late.  I decided to venture outside with John to pick up the mail before his next feeding.  And as I reached down to pick up  a piece of mail and fought off the nosy dogs, I lost my balance and fell backwards.  Priority one: DO NOT LET JOHN HIT ANYTHING!  Priority two: try not to brake any bones.  I actually did a pretty good roll.  But unfortunately not good enough to eliminate all pain.  Hopefully it's not anything that ibuprofen won't cure.  

Thankfully, John and the dogs thought it was a game and were none the worse for wear.