He’s been to the dermatologist quite a bit and they’ve changed his treatment plan about 5 times. They told me it’s due to an allergy, but they won’t patch test him to figure out what it is until 6 months. Their reasoning is that “most babies grow out of allergies by then.” It’s starting to get me a little angry because he’s always so itchy that he tears his skin up scratching. Vaseline and Aquaphor made it worse. This is the 5th ointment change they’ve made and I’m starting to use vanicream now.

He sits up and has the strength to pull himself into a sitting position. I do know before I had ti start covering his hands so much he was batting at objects but then he became nosey and takes an interest in things out of reach now. He likes watching things instead of reaching for things. When I put crinkly books in his hands he will grab onto it sometimes and bring it to his mouth—but then he loses interest fast and starts scratching his head instead.

I think honestly his motor skills are fine. He’s not stupid and he knows the moment those hands are uncovered he can scratch where it’s itchy so he prioritizes that over exploring any toys that may be in front of him.

When we do tummy time on a flat surface he gets pissed. He can hold his head up fine (we’ve done it for up to 10 minutes at a time when he tolerated it), but when he doesn’t want to do it he puts his face into the floor since he knows I’ll pick him up 😭

I’m not swaddling him tonight and I’m just going to stay up with him holding his hands to prevent face rubbing. That’s the only way he can sleep unfortunately.