The day of our appointment with the dermatologist at Children's finally arrived this week. I am so glad we finally saw her. Amongst the things she told us was that the last prescription for ointment we had been given should never be used on the face. She also did not have an immediate diagnosis. In some ways, I feel better that she didn't immediately know what the problem was, because that means it is likely something uncommon and there's a reason no one else could seem to help us. Even though she did not have instant answers, I felt extremely confident that she knew what she was talking about.
Our next course of action is to apply sunscreen to his cheeks and ears every time he goes outside at all, and come back in a month. She wants to see if the sun makes it worse or better. She's trying to avoid having to take a biopsy of his cheek.
She took lots of photos to share with colleagues as well. So hopefully we'll have some answers relatively soon!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Charlie's first trip to the beach
Our trip to Florida was eventful from the start. After a packed flight down, we had a long wait for the rental car, and then for the car seat to be delivered to the car. Long story short, Charlie ended up taking a tumble out of the back seat of the rental car and hit his head on the pavement of the parking lot. So our first stop outside of the airport was to the emergency room to get him checked out. To make a long story even shorter, he was fine, but we were all very hungry by the time we got out of there.
Charlie had a great time playing with uncle Rory, who tried to show him how to shoot a nerf gun. They enjoyed watching Kung Fu Panda together as well. We visited with Great Grandpa Robenalt, and Mary and Margie had us out to the pool, which Charlie loved. On Sunday we took Charlie to the beach, which he loved. He didn't mind walking up to the water at first, but once he had a taste of putting sand in a bucket, that was all he wanted to do. He made a fuss when I tried to take him down to the water a second time.
Charlie practiced two big words while he was in Florida-- alligator (Mary and Margie had picked up a small alligator toy for him) and elevator (there was one at the hotel). He loved saying them both. Our hotel was great, except for one incident with the pool being closed. But we did get in a swim before we left.
Our flight home was delayed, but we made it home safely. What a great trip!
By the time we came back from Florida, the daffodils were blooming in the backyard. It reminded me of how they were blooming 2 years ago as we waited for little Charlie to arrive. My how time flies!
Charlie had a great time playing with uncle Rory, who tried to show him how to shoot a nerf gun. They enjoyed watching Kung Fu Panda together as well. We visited with Great Grandpa Robenalt, and Mary and Margie had us out to the pool, which Charlie loved. On Sunday we took Charlie to the beach, which he loved. He didn't mind walking up to the water at first, but once he had a taste of putting sand in a bucket, that was all he wanted to do. He made a fuss when I tried to take him down to the water a second time.
Charlie practiced two big words while he was in Florida-- alligator (Mary and Margie had picked up a small alligator toy for him) and elevator (there was one at the hotel). He loved saying them both. Our hotel was great, except for one incident with the pool being closed. But we did get in a swim before we left.
Our flight home was delayed, but we made it home safely. What a great trip!
By the time we came back from Florida, the daffodils were blooming in the backyard. It reminded me of how they were blooming 2 years ago as we waited for little Charlie to arrive. My how time flies!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Spring is in the Air
This week brings us a return to Daylight Savings and unusually high temps to Cincinnati. Over the weekend, Charlie and I spent some fun time out in the backyard, with Charlie getting used to the feel of grass under his feet and a crazy Lucy dog running by and stealing sticks from his hands. I also took him for a wagon ride around the neighborhood. Today we're expecting temps in the upper 70s, before returning to the 40s tomorrow.
This past weekend Charlie and I also made a brief trip to IKEA to begin the purchase of his new bedroom items. We picked up the table and chairs, the toybox, and two side tables for next to the bed. We'll return for the bed itself and the tall chest when John has help from another strong man to get the boxes in and out of the car and up the stairs.
Charlie is making progress on names. Daddy is now "Daddy" and Mommy is "Mommy" (instead of a generic "Mommy" referring to any and all parental type units.) He also regularly calls Beth by her name.
Charlie's latest fascination is with hats. Over the weekend, he spent many hours wearing an adult-sized baseball cap that I had gotten at a trade show. He even insisted on wearing it to daycare on Monday. Today he wore his own Indians baseball cap to daycare. He always recognized hats before, and would wear them from time to time, but never this obsessively.
Charlie is doing much better with the cough he's had for the past couple of weeks. We were using the breathing machine before bed for a few nights to help him rest better, and he did really well with it. He even held his own mask to his face. Either it made him feel better and he recognized it, or he remembered seeing his Daddy using it when he was sick back in January and wanted to mimic the behavior. Either way, it was nice not to have to fight him to administer the medicine.
We're off to Florida on Friday, and looking forward to Charlie's first trip to the beach.
This past weekend Charlie and I also made a brief trip to IKEA to begin the purchase of his new bedroom items. We picked up the table and chairs, the toybox, and two side tables for next to the bed. We'll return for the bed itself and the tall chest when John has help from another strong man to get the boxes in and out of the car and up the stairs.
Charlie is making progress on names. Daddy is now "Daddy" and Mommy is "Mommy" (instead of a generic "Mommy" referring to any and all parental type units.) He also regularly calls Beth by her name.
Charlie's latest fascination is with hats. Over the weekend, he spent many hours wearing an adult-sized baseball cap that I had gotten at a trade show. He even insisted on wearing it to daycare on Monday. Today he wore his own Indians baseball cap to daycare. He always recognized hats before, and would wear them from time to time, but never this obsessively.
Charlie is doing much better with the cough he's had for the past couple of weeks. We were using the breathing machine before bed for a few nights to help him rest better, and he did really well with it. He even held his own mask to his face. Either it made him feel better and he recognized it, or he remembered seeing his Daddy using it when he was sick back in January and wanted to mimic the behavior. Either way, it was nice not to have to fight him to administer the medicine.
We're off to Florida on Friday, and looking forward to Charlie's first trip to the beach.
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