Evan Update

We stopped all solids in hopes that Evan's rash would clear up and go away. The doctor said if it does not go away in 1-2 weeks it is not related to a food allergy/intolerance. So far, the rash is an on-again off-again issue. He still has periodic congestion as well. I'm not convinced it's a food allergy, but it might be an allergy of some sort. I'm going to get some baby cream for his face tomorrow at the store and see if that helps clear up the redness.

Overall, he's doing fine. He's happy and full, even though it takes over 40 ounces a day! LOL. He's a good eater. After a week, if it's clear that he's not allergic to the cereal, we may go back to solids. I think we'll skip the cereal for awhile and go to green beans. They're a highly unlikely food to be allergic to, according to my new friend Christy. Christy has 2 children and both of them have had amazingly frightening health problems. Her baby boy has allergies so we've been chatting about isoliating them and figuring out what's going on.

On a happy note, Jarred was off today. We packed a picnic lunch and drove out to a park and had a wonderful picnic. We took a walk with Evan in the stroller and just had a wonderful afternoon. Evan loves the outdoors. :-)

We don't have a ton of friends, but we are so blessed by the friends we do have. Actually, many of our friends have been better to us than some of our family members. We appreciate all of the prayers and concerns. I think we're truly being blessed by the prayers y'all have said.

We got a bit of news yesterday. One of Jarred's staff members quit. We originally viewed this as a negative, but then we decided to look at it in another light. This will force Jarred to work more hours (this is why we saw it as negative at first), but on the other hand, it will also result in a higher paycheck. This will help us get caught up, or at least stay above water.

We're still working on our roof. We don't know what to do yet. The insurance company was fair, but none too generous with their check. We have a thousand dollar deductible and we need to keep some money back so we can catch up. Jarred and his brother Hans could do the roof and we could pocket a good chunk of money, but now Jarred is unlikely to be approved for vacation. We'll see what happens. It'll all work out.

I have to work tomorrow. I'll be away from Evan for 15 hours. That's the longest I've ever been away from him! I'm going to substitute teach at my old place of employment. I hope everything goes smoothly. I haven't worked in 6 months. It's so hard to believe!

I'll post again in a few days and update everyone. :-) Have a great 4th of July!!!