Reprieve

Sweet Eli, or as we love to call him (in honor of my cherished Granmomma Greene) Tykie, was full of smiles over the last few days. It was very good to see, because for the last few weeks he has been a bit miserable. Most of you know that he has eczema, and despite our best efforts to help him, nothing has worked. We tried everything from probiotics to steroid creams to Emu oil (yes, emu oil). I am not kidding, we went every direction to try to fix his miserable itching, or at least make him more comfortable. Thurday the boy was covered head to toe in it--kind of looked like he had burns all over him. For some reason, I am just gonna call it a gift, I gave up on everything and since I stopped putting anything on him, he looks 50% better. Maybe it's the cooler weather or that his skin needed a break from all of the stuff we have tried, or maybe God just gave us a gift. Eli has made us all laugh out loud this weekend--fake burping, dancing around the house, finding him half dressed in his bed after his nap, all the good stuff that makes Eli, Eli. I have barely seem him itch, and he's sleeping good, too. This does a mom's heart good, because there is nothing harder then not being able to help your child. So for today I am thankful to the good Lord for a happy Eli.

The Toddler

This is Eli when Kevin gets home from work. He is either glued to Kevin, or he hugs Kevin about every couple of minutes, in between toddling around. Like I said before, he really reminds me of a penguin, a penguin who loves his daddy.