Eczema is a hard thing to understand...

"Isn't Eczema just dry skin?" or "Can you just get special lotion or steroid cream and it will make it go away?"  I too thought that's all Eczema was. Slap some lotion or steroid cream on it and it will go away. A few weeks ago I had another mom say "Just think if it was something actually serious. Thankfully it's just eczema." I just nodded, kept my cool, and walked off. Jacob's case is much more then "just eczema". He has developed staph infection so many times I have lost count. He has deep open wounds that won't heal. He's had the same wounds on his ankles for 2 months. No matter what I do they just won't heal. It's because the staph infection he keeps getting doesn't allow for it to heal. We take all the preventative measures we can. We give bleach baths regular, have him wear pants, and try to put breathable barriers so he doesn't get bacteria in it.
Below are a few pictures to prove that we are not dealing with "dry skin".

 The least little thing will set a reaction into full force. We had tried everything that we can think of. Thankfully, he does not currently look like this. However, these kind of reactions happen about once every 2 months and lasts about a week. Recently it has been even more often. Even steroid cream won't help relieve his wounds.

These are Jacob's legs 3 days ago.

Here are his legs today

It's hard to see from this picture but his wounds are actually drying out! If will also notice, his ankle wounds are actually starting to heal. This hasn't happened in sometime. This is just 3 days in.  They still look very red, but the drying out of his wounds is huge! That means staph has less of an ideal environment to grow. It loves warm  and moist areas which is why he got it so often. 

The picture below is a current picture of his arm.

You can't see his wrist, but it looks just a great as the rest of his arm. Again, the wounds are drying out!

The picture below shows all of the medicines/supplements he is on. He takes it like a champ! 

He's also not allowed any fruits or anything with sugar. We have gotten pretty creative and he is doing pretty well so far. This will last 2 weeks. After that we should have the test results from his blood allergy/sensitivity test. We are praying that we will have some answers. Thank you for everyone who has been praying for us during this time. We feel your prayers. Also, thank you to those who have been with us the past 3 1/2 years and have seen the pain first hand that Jacob has been in. Your support has helped me keep my sanity during this time. It's hard when your baby is suffering and you can't figure out why. We feel confident we are on the right track!