Random Updates

I thought I'd do a little post with a few things that we've had going on the past couple weeks.

I took Cole in for his four month check. He weighed in at 12 lb 9 oz. He was diagnosed with eczema on his cheeks, ears, legs, and arms. We started giving him over the counter cortisone cream and it is mostly cleared up. Since the cream worked so well on his eczema I decided to try it on his cradle cap that we can't seem to clear up. After three applications it is nearly gone!

Poor little buddy had to get four shots and an oral immunization. He handled it like a champ but was super fussy the rest of the day.

We took Riley to the cardiologist today. A couple weeks ago she complained that her chest hurt and when we felt her heart it was racing. Brett took her in to see doctor Fred right away and it had slowed back down. So today she had a chest x-ray and an EKG, both of which checked out OK. The doctor diagnosed her with SVT based off the history of what happened. SVT is a condition that causes an irregular heart beat.  At this point we just go on as if nothing happened and keep an eye on any more episodes. If she has more than two in one month we will visit again for an eco cardiogram and a monitor for home. It she has an episode that lasts a long time and seems to be struggling to breath or turning really pale then we take her to the ER. Our directions for trying to get out of the SVT: headstands, icepacks on the head to create an "ice cream headache", bearing down like you are carrying something heavy, or coughing really hard.

Harper is finally teething again. It seems as though she is working on her eye teeth and molars.

We had a fun weekend with some great friends. My friends Maria and Sarah came down from Minnesota for the weekend. They were happy to get out of the snow and it was great to catch up. The kids (7) had fun playing at the park, playing at our house, and going to our old church on Sunday. Hopefully we will find another time to vet together soon!

Riley has her first bitty ball game next week. So far they have had one practice and two rained out. Hopefully she has fun. She did great at the practice, but was the one girl crying in her team pictures. I just don't get it.