Thus begins a new journey...

I'm not really sure where to begin this story.  I was your typical mom who was super excited to begin solid foods with Jeremiah. I had dreamed of a baby cooker to make all my own baby food, organic and healthy! But reality set in. When Jeremiah was 6 months old, we were not even in our own place. We were blessed to stay with a wonderful couple and were moving back and forth between Kentucky and Tyler. So, the baby cooker moved to the back of my mind.  I bought Jeremiah all sorts of organic baby foods at a great sale and began to map out which ones we would try first. Oh how fun this would be, I thought.  Well, Jeremiah wasn't so convinced. For the next 6 months, we tried, again and again, unsuccessfully to get him to eat something, anything.  Around 8 months I finished nursing and we switched to formula, which seemed to make him dislike food even more. Around 12 months, we tried to switch to whole milk. At this point Jeremiah began throwing up every day.  EVERY single day.  It was terrible. And not just a little bit, it always seemed to be everything he'd eaten all day. So our doctor suggested Soy Milk. No change. So after some research we decided to switch to Enriched Rice Milk. At this point, Jeremiah became a little more interested in food, but only a few staples...such as peanut butter crackers and cheerios.  Did I say staples? Our eating battle continued and Jeremiah began to lose weight. Finally, our doctor gave us a referral to an allergist. We went last Thursday and the doctor confirmed, it was a milk and soy allergy. So great...no edename and no milk? That would be too easy. He can have no casein, milk, cheese, whey, butter, etc, and no soy, soy oil, etc. We got these two handy little cards to use at the grocery to check ingredients...and I'll tell you, milk and soy are in A LOT!  We go to a GI specialist on Friday to make sure there is nothing else going on in his little belly.  And thus begins a new journey, a journey of learning a lot about foods and keeping our son as healthy as he can be. 

Now for some pictures ;)

He's so great. We are so blessed.