1 Year Check Up

Joe went in this afternoon for his one year check up.  He measured in at :

25#11 oz-- 95%

31 1/2"--  90%  

Joe has also developed quite a few patches of Eczema on his chest and surrounding areas. Because he has so much of it the doctor suggested he start him on an elimination diet.  He said the most common cause is dairy products, and to cut them all out of his diet.  This means no formula, milk, yogurt, cheese, butter, ice cream, etc.  Not that he gets a lot of the last three items, but the first two will be kind of a pain.  Formula is traditionally milk based.  We hadn't switched him over to whole milk yet as we were still using up the last of the formula.  Now we have to go straight to soy milk.   We try that out for three weeks.  If no change, we try something else.  We might not be able to figure out what causes it, and he might grow out of it, but for now, we'll try to clear out the dairy!