eczema

Wow, its Thursday already. Where did all the time go? Yesterday Lucas ate his meals WITHOUT the aid of Barney! He finished his breakfast cereal but couldn't sit still long enough to finish his lunch and dinner. As he normally naps til 130 pm Fred & I have our lunch without him.
But we have been sitting Lucas with us during dinnertime so that he can get used to sitting with us during mealtimes and learn mealtime etiquette (which he should have learnt way earlier but didn't as he was being fed in front of the telly by the maid....)

Last night, after his half eaten cereal, Lucas & his papa went out to Mamy Anita's (his french granny) and then went to buy pizza for dinner. Because of the many times he's watched that Barney episode on pizza, Lucas was very excited about actually eating pizza (this was not his first time but he got all excited nonetheless) he sat in his highchair and waited as I cut off a small slice for him. I expected him to pick out the minced beef topping and just eat the crust but he ate it all! AND asked for seconds!
Last night Lucas also had a slice of melon but didn't seem to like it even though it was sweet and juicy.

I noticed that Lucas' eczema has come back with a vengence - quickly spreading on both arms! I changed his milk to cow's milk and suspect that its the cause of his eczema. However, as a baby Lucas also had eczema from his infant milk, so hopefully the eczema will fade off soon. I have to take a walk to the pharmacie this afternoon to look for some Eubos Bath Oil and Olive oil for his arms. For those of you with eczema problems and do not want to use any steroid creams, I find that lathering the area with Eubos Bath Oil (leave for 5 mins) then prepare a warm bath with a capful of Eubos Bath Oil, sit in the tub for as long as possible, do not wash off with soap/ rinse with water. Apply virgin olive oil in the area after bath. This remedy does wonders as Lucas' eczema totally disappeared. After his eczema stopped, I normally slather him in olive oil in the bath daily and he hasn't had any eczema problems til now.
Yesterday, since I didn't have any olive oil for skin, I slathered Luc with cooking oilve oil and today his eczema is no longer so inflamed.

Today I am going to incorporate independant playtime into Lucas' schedule. At his age (20 months already!!!!) he should be able to play independantly for at least an hour but he has not been able to do that as he's used to being with someone all the time. He also needs to learn how to "clean up" after he's done playing with his toys instead of leaving them lying around for mama to pick.
I just realized this morning that Lucas is 20 months old! In another 4 months my little baby is going to be 2 years old!!!! Unlike last year, he won't be having a big bash as he hasn't got any friends here. But mama still wants to make his birthday special and that begins with baking a special cake - OMG!!!!! Where do I start? I can easily get the boxed ingredients but I need to learn how to decorate the cake...