5 Things I Love About My Baby

I gave my pediatrician's office a call this morning to see if we can have Tru allergy tested. I've pulled out the typical trigger foods like gluten, dairy, sugar, and soy to help his acid reflux and eczema but they haven't helped at all.

We have an appointment to see his pediatrician Wednesday afternoon to troubleshoot one last time and then we'll make some decisions whether or not to pursue a specialist because his screams really have us wondering if he's in some kind of pain.

Yesterday, when I was at my wits end with him because he just screamed and screamed and nothing I did was fixing his screaming, and nobody was available to come just sit with him so I could take a breather and get my sanity back... I decided that I needed to begin thinking of all his delightful, endearing qualities... Because we really do love this boy and are so, so happy he was given to us and that he is ours... But it's super quick and easy to lose sight of the fact that we prayed and fasted for this baby when he won't stop screaming.

Here are Tru's (current) top 5 delightful traits:

1. His smile. This boy just seems to be extreme in everything he does... Including his smile! Unlike his sister, you can get this boy to smile so easily!!

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3. His laughter. A lady at church told me that Tru is one of the few babies she's ever met that can go into a state where he wants to cry but he is can be easily swayed to laugh and you're doing everything possible to make him laugh in an effort to keep him from crying (and also because his laugh is probably the best laugh ever!).

3. That his bald head and lack of visible eyebrows makes it super easy to dress him up like a little old man!

4. His love for people. I was standing in a checkout line and the cashier was making him laugh and smile and laugh and coo. The cashier just beamed that he was smiling just for her and I didn't have the heart to tell her he smiles huge at just about anyone!

5. That he's a great napper. I usually can get a two hour nap out of him midday and if we're being perfectly honest, I'm not sure I'd survive the day if he didn't take that nap!

Yes, he's hard and things get stressful around here, but we really are in love with this little baby! And it's the best kind of difficult I could ask for!! Remembering this and keeping in mind that there is a sweet boy in him that really wants to come out and that he may be in pain that's preventing him from being a consistently happy baby really gives my mommy's heart compassion and determination to figure out what's wrong with him!

Tru, we love you Baby Boy!!