Early Preschool

My little boy has started early preschool!  He is only attending mornings for three days a week but it's a start.

The school gave us a "Discovery Day" to try it out for free.  We were so surprised to see this sign on the door waiting for us that morning.  We are three weeks into it and he's slowly making progress.  The first week he cried or sat in a corner without participating (that broke my heart).  The second week he started eating a little of the snack and lunch they serve and allowed the teachers to hold him.  This past week he seemed to participate a little more and blew his teacher a kiss goodbye (probably because he was happy to get out of there but hey, I'll take it). 

Hope to be able to share some happier pictures or some artwork soon!

Aidan's first, my second

Aidan had his four hour growth hormone testing done last week.  He was a trooper even though we got a 40 minute late start due to the unexpected snow that morning that created huge traffic problems in Denver.  

He couldn't eat or drink anything other than water (which Aidan does not drink) so his veins weren't great but his nurse was awesome and got him on the first poke.  Two movies later and we were ready to get out of that little cubby hole of a room.  

Expecting to hear the results any day now.

DC

Tristan's team went to Washington DC for a soccer tournament last weekend.  Josh bought him a camera to take pictures for us.  Unfortunately, half of the pictures were blurry and there was only one picture of someone that we knew, ugh!  Here are a few that I salvaged:

 

 

 

Tristan and Joel at the Washington Monument. 

 

The White House

 

The Capital Building

 

The Lincoln Memorial (this is as close as they got because they were all tired of walking by this point)

 

Their team did really great - they won all 3 games to advance to the playoffs.  Tristan scored the first two goals for his team, wooohooo!  They lost in the semi-final 4-2 to a team from Maryland.  Not the ending we were hoping for but it was still a great experience for him.



Tristan's 2 mo. update

So two months into the growth hormone treatments and he's gained 6 pounds and has grown 1 inch!  It's very exciting to see results so soon.

Aidan is going tomorrow for his 4 hour test to see if he is also deficient.  If he is - we will be the third family in our endocrinologist's practice with more than one child that is growth hormone deficient.  It's extremely unusual!

3 little bumps

So a few days ago Josh asked me to look at the left side of his back in the middle.  He had 3 little bumps that were itchy so I applied some benadryl and didn't think another thing about it.  Last night he said that those 3 little bumps were really painful and asked me to look again.  Those 3 little bumps turned into about 8 and when I looked I immediately thought he had shingles.  Google here I come...

Once you get past the first sympton which is "normally occurs in people over the age of 60" he had most of the other symptoms.  Ugh, shall I remind everyone that I've never had the chickenpox?

It was confirmed by his doctor this morning and now we all wait and pray that the boys and I don't get chickenpox.  (They've been immunized and I have a natural immunity but it can still happen.) 

The hypocondriac in me can not stop itching and I feel like I'm getting sick!

Update on Tristan

Tristan's team on their way to Vegas.  (He's the second from the bottom right.)

 

One month with the growth hormone and he's gained 6 pounds!  We aren't sure about his height but he's super happy to be putting on some weight.  

The big 13

Aidan's 13!  He's been wanting to get his ears pierced for years now (just like dad).  Saturday was the big day!

 

 

It was a piece of cake!  He didn't flinch or make a sound. 

 

Two things shocked me - how well he handled it and how much it costs!!!  Woah!