Ethan had his 4 month well baby check yesterday. He is a growing boy. He weighed almost 17 lbs. and was 25.6 inches long. His little head is only in the 23 percentile. Big body little head, but he is so cute! He had to get 3 shots, him and Ryan cried. Ryan felt really bad for him. Dr. Duffy said Ethan has big ulcers in his mouth. It's like Hand Foot Mouth, without the Hand and Foot part. The doctor says he's probably in a lot of pain. So we just keep giving him Tylenol and Motrin, and hopefully it will go away soon.
Ryan had his allergy testing appointment yesterday (it was a long day). He was being tested for being allergic to the cold (like cold water, snow, cold air). His test came back negative which I thought was weird. Everytime he plays outside in the cold, or touches the snow for longer than 10-15 mins, he comes back in with huge hives on his face, hands, and feet. They worry that if he goes into cold water like a swimming pool he could actually die because his whole body would turn into a hive. So anyway, it's a big deal, but the ice cube test they did didn't work. So his allergist said if it happens again, call and she'll have him go play in the snow outside her office to test it again. But, it would be great if it really is negative! Ryan did so well in the doctors office yesterday. He had to have the ice cube test twice and he just sat there and let the nurse do her thing. We were there for 1.5 hours and he didn't even complain. It was awesome! So we went and picked dad up and let him choose a place to eat. He wanted Rice and a Quesidilla at Barbacoa.
Also yesterday we found out that Ben's Grandma Sharol Lawrence passed away. She has had cancer since last year. We went out last thrusday to say goodbye (they knew she wouldn't last long). We know she's in a better place though, and we're grateful she's not in pain anymore. We loved her very much! We're not sure when the funeral is, but we will be attending one soon.
Ryan was pretty excited, they had pajama day at preschool today (he wore his spongebob pj's), and they made smores. He also traced his name for the first time today instead of just scribbled. It was awesome!! I was so proud.
3 comments:
Nothing is better than hearing how great they do at preschool! Hopefully the allergy tests come back with the right diagnosis. Nothing worse than having a bogus test.
Sorry to hear about grandma. You are so happy for them but will miss them very much. Hang in there.
Your little guys are such troopers, too bad about the ulcers. :( Is there nothing they can do for that? Ethan's a big kid--Sarah just weighed 17.1 at her 6 month! But all my kids have huge noggins, I have to get shirts with buttons down the back, haha. Sorry about grandma, I bet she's having a blast now though! Let's get together soon!
Sounds like your babies are the opposite of mine! Mine are always skinny things with big noggins. They get that from their Grampy Bruce!
I've never heard of being allergic to cold! That's really interesting. I hope they figure out what it is soon!
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