Sick boy....again

Saturday night, not long after putting him down for bed, Julian was awake. He will usually get up 4-5 hours after going down, but this was like an hour after going down. He was up hanging out with Daddy and I until we were falling asleep and he reluctantly went back into the crib. A short time later he was up again...not wanting bottles any of these times. I knew something was wrong, just didn't quite know what. Last time Julian was sick he slept and slept....ear infection crossed my mind seeing as how we are an old pro with these with Manny. Julian spiked a fever Sunday morning at 104, but it quickly responded to the motrin (thankfully)! He then proceeded to have a runny nose and just wasn't acting like himself. I stayed home Monday and brought him to the doctors....double ear infection. He is now on meds and acting more like himself. The only drawback to the antibiotic are the nasty diapers that come with it. The doctor suggested yogurt...but he doesn't tolerate dairy well. I did try giving him a little, and we were good for 90 minutes....until he wanted a bottle before nap. AS soon as he took a sip....it was over...literally all over me and his stuffed animals YUCK!!!! That is his next trip to the doctors....allergist to be exact. We have to have skin testing done to see if he is allergic to dairy or soy or whatever other milk products there are. This stems from his being on hypoallergenic formula since he was 4 months old. I've tried soy formula recently and he didn't do well with it. We know from experience he doesn't tolerate dairy well. Hopefully we'll then know what to do with him when he turns one next month....whole milk, soy milk, rice milk, goat milk...who knows....I just know this formula is expensive and killing our pockets....what will special milk do?