Paparazzi Ban

The worry of the week is baby acne.

Dexter's beautiful face erupted into pimples late last week. The acne clustered around his cute little nose and cute little square ears. This week, it started to look a little worse, drying up a bit but leaving a nasty yellow-y crust.

Dexter can blame his parents for this bit of development. Pimples are a result of hormones that crossed the placenta from mommy. Babies are also prone to it if the parents have a history of eczema (like daddy). So you see, he was doomed to get it.

After consulting with my mommy online support group (thanks Phoebe, Viive, and Shirley!), surfing online and talking with the paediatrician, I was informed that the acne is supposed to clear up on its own and I am not to apply any lotion of any sort. I'm less clear on how long this will take. Maybe two weeks, maybe two months.

So... until the nasty, annoying red dots and crusty bits clear up, we have imposed a photo ban. Okay, maybe just one photo. I need one for the "outtakes file" that I am preparing for the girlfriends he brings home to meet us years from now.