Update...It's been a while

We got the results from Austin's blood test. He is allergic to milk and nuts for sure. We are going next week to have a skin test because the blood test was not conclusive enough to rule out an allergy to eggs, wheat and soy. He was definitely not allergic to shell fish! I'm praying that he isn't allergic to wheat or eggs. It is very hard to find foods like cheerios that are milk, nut, and wheat free.
We were in TX for two weeks. In the time we were there Austin got a tooth, learned to sit up on his own, started rolling over more, was doing "giddy up horsey", found his feet, started babbling and is grabbing for toys. When I brought Austin back to Chicago it was like he was a different boy! On Sunday he said "mama" while babbling three times and hasn't stopped since. Still no "dada".

I've started teaching Austin baby sign language. He has yet to do the movements back to me but I think he is getting it.

John is sick this week with strep and an ear infection. So I have Lysol the entire house and we are staying away from anything he touches.

I'm getting a little frustrated with making my own baby food. I don't know what Gerber puts in their food, but the label will say green beans and water, so I make green beans and water in my beaba cooker. Guess what he HATES the homemade green beans and loves the Gerber green beans. It used to be green beans but now almost anything I put in front of him that I've made he won't eat, but he will eat it out of a jar. Today I tried sweet potato and apple. He won't eat mine, I'm thinking I didn't have the right amounts. When I tasted it was like eating only apple and the Gerber one isn't like that. Anyway, so I'm still doing some trial and error. Also Austin is EXACTLY like Austin. He doesn't really care for fruits but he LOVES his vegetables. I don't get it. The only thing I can determine is that our taste buds must pick up on different things! He seems to think every fruit is sour. I keep giving it to him because I read somewhere that they need to be introduced to something over 50 times before they will like it. I hope I get the hommeade baby food down soon. I would much rather pay $.99 for a pound of the actual vegetable than $.89 for each 4 oz jar of baby food.