MORE BABY ROME

I thought I would post some more pix of Rome. He is such a darling baby!! We had such a difficult time with him in the beginning though! The picture of Branden bouncing on the ball is a good representation of what we did with him for the first 6 weeks!! Our knees, backs, and patience were raw! I had similar problems with Parker as a baby and I always swore that if I had another child like him, I would be really aggressive about getting him some help. After a couple of visits to the pediatrician for "colic", we ended up at the GI specialist. They figured out that poor Rome is allergic to proteins. I have always loved nursing my babies and so it was super hard to switch to feeding him formula. It was trial and error, but we eventually found one that is special ordered at $50 a can!!! YIKES! Thank goodness our insurance company helps us with paying for it. (As a can only lasts for 2 1/2 days!!)Other than meds for his reflux he doesn't require anything else and he is such a good boy now. The kids adore him!! Kamarin is his little mother and loves to just hold and rock him. His big brothers like everything about him...except when he cries!!

BABY ROME

We are no longer Hoopes 5...we are now Hoopes 6! I am not sure how to rename my blog, so for now it will remain the same. These are some of the earliest pix of our sweet new addition. He has been so much fun and such a blessing to our family!!