Major bumps!!

Okay...there is one little story Mommy has not been telling you all about. I have been breaking out in these bumps every so often. They first appeared last year on my arms. Then in April, my face broke out in the horrible rash above. Ewww!! Then my back, then my feet. They are so ugly and everyone thinks I have the chickenpox...but I don't. When we first went to the doctor, he thought maybe they were part of the Herpes family, not a cold sore...not a chickenpox...somewhere in between. So we were treating it as such.

Mommy couldn't stand it anymore and demanded to find out more about this horrid rash. My pediatrician then thought maybe it was a bacterial infection or a reaction to latex. I have to take extreme cautions with latex because spina bifida kids tend to be allergic to it. They drew three huge vials of blood from me a few weeks ago and discovered it was not part of the herpes family nor was it an infection. Yea!! They said I tested positive for a food allergy.

What?!?!?!?! I only eat 7 things and now I'm allergic to one of them. GREAT..... So they had to take more blood to do a more extensive allergy test and guess what I am allergic to????? Anybody?????

EGGS!! This stinks because two of my favorite foods to eat are egg noodles and pancakes. MMM-Yummy...

So that's the scoop, eggs (mainly the whites) are causing me to look like I have the cooties.

Sharing a snack

I thought Elmo needed a bite...tee-hee

Pooped!!

I was so tired after swimming that I fell asleep in my crib sitting up.

Swimming!!

This is Riley!!

Mommy and I went to Laurie's house to go swimming on Thursday. I had so much fun!! I swam with Riley (funny...that's my last name) and Taylor. Then, we had lunch inside and played for awhile. We'll have to do it again soon!!

My first night away from Mommy

Playing with Jacob's cars.
Playing with Jacob
Jacob thinks I've had enough of playing with his stuff....

Mommy and Daddy went away for the night and I got to stay with Aunt Shaunacie and cousin, Jacob. Auntie, Jacob and I played all day and night. I think I was missing Mommy a little because I wasn't eating any of my food, only drinking bottles...which, of course, was causing concern for Aunt Shaunacie.

But all in all I had a good time and Mommy & Daddy enjoyed their time alone in Flagstaff. It was Mommy's first time away from me overnight and she told me she was okay until the ride home. She started missing me so bad she started crying, and said it felt like her heart was on the outside of her chest. Daddy kept saying we are only an hour from home, hang on. Silly Mommy.

Urology update

What a long day...as you can probably tell by my photo...I'm pooped (but still cute as ever!!) . Mommy and I did a turn around trip on Tuesday to Phoenix. My appt was at 2, so Mommy and I left about 7:15 and got home that night around 7:45. Call us the crazz-ee gurls!!

Since my appt was at Phoenix Childrens Hospital today, we stopped at Dr. Moss' office (neurosurgery) to say "hi" to Mary, then we went one building over to see my urologist, Dr. Ritchey. We got to see his assistant, Laree...she is about to pop with baby #4...at least it's a girl this time. Sadie did my urodynamics test and Mommy could tell by Laree's expression that things weren't good.

To be honest...my last test wasn't so hot either. My kidneys still looked good in the ultrasound they did in February, and that is kind of the objective, to keep my kidneys clear and free of urine reflux from the bladder and ureters. So, with having said that, this uro test did not show any improvement in my bladder pressure and its ability to hold the urine before leaking. (Like I said in my previous post a few days ago...it's opposite of what you think it should be. Get it???) At this time, Dr. Ritchey did not want to change anything as far as my medicine is concerned but he does want Mommy to start cathing me at night while I'm sleeping.

Dr. Ritchey has ordered a renal ultrasound for September and if things look good, he will reorder the uro test in another 6 months. If things do not improve by that time, Mommy, Daddy and the Dr. might have to talk about surgery options. :-(

Hercules!!

I am so strong!! Mommy says my upper body is just incredible...alot like Hercules!! Here I am trying to pull myself up onto a table. Ya-ya, I know, mommy doesn't know how to hold a camera the right way so crank your neck to the side and watch my brute strength. I actually get my butt off the ground twice. ;-)