One day I'm hoping I will finally get on top of things and be super organized so that I actually have time to do the things I want to do, like updating this blog.  That day may be when my kids are all in school, but that day will come.  :)

We have been pretty busy since my last post.  Xyler is doing really well and is now crawling all over the place!  He is also our little vacuum because he seems to find any little piece of dirt on the floor and puts it in his mouth.  He is pretty fast at crawling and likes to book it out to the kitchen to our dogs food dish and tries to eat her food.  Then I have Xavian who gets a little jealous if I give Xyler more attention than him, so he decides to get my attention by getting into things he shouldn't. So between Xyler and Xavian I stay pretty busy while Xander and Nika are at school.  I'm still having a hard time with the fact that I'm old enough to have a 4th & 3rd grader.  :)  They are enjoying school and like their new teachers so it has been good for them to go back.

Since Xyler's last surgery he has had issues with throwing up.  For a while It was everyday.  He would eat something and gag, then throw up.  He would cough, gag, then throw up.  It was not much fun for him or me.  I felt so bad for him and never knew what would cause it or when it would happen.  Now he doesn't throw up from gagging and is doing a lot better.  I have noticed if we feed him any food with dairy in it he throws up later.  I already have two kids that are lactose intolerant but I have never had one that throws up from dairy.  I have been really leery on feeding him anything but baby food!    
We also think that he has an allergy to nuts.  The other week we were eating a dessert where there were some chopped up pecans in the crust.  My hubby was holding Xyler, feeding him some of it and was making sure to not give him any of the crust since babies aren't supposed to have any nuts until after they are one.  Xyler reached out and grabbed the plate and got some of the dessert on his hand.  He then rubbed his eye with that hand.  A bit later the side of his face that he had rubbed was red and puffy.  The only thing we could figure was that he got some of the nuts on his hand and rubbed it onto his face.  I washed off his face and gave him some Zyrtec and it went away.  I have never had this happen to a child and I am a little worried about him being allergic and being able to handle it.  This poor kid just can't seem to get a break!  I'm hoping he will outgrow the nut allergy and the issues he has with milk.  If not we will handle it the best that we can!  He is such a strong boy and I know he will handle anything that is thrown at him.

This is Xyler with his red blotchy face.