Two Words in Row!

Big day today...Evan said 2 words in a row! He said "bye bye truck" (o.k. that's really 3 words, but two unique words in a row)! All heavy equipment is a "truck" to him, so they were actually bulldozers working on the parking lot beside where I work. Evan was having a bad day at daycare, so I had to pick him up bring him to work. He loves sneaking through the turnstile (he's skinny enough to squeeze through the side) and walking up and down the stairs.

Got a call from Dr. Smith's nurse today with Evan's lab work and x-ray results. Nothing bad to report on the x-ray; nothing really bad to report on his bloodwork; but Dr. Smith still wants Evan to see a pediatric endocrinologist. I asked the nurse if Evan's TSH's levels were off (which would mean a thyroid problem like Mom); but she said the results were within the normal range. So, we'll try to find a local doctor (but chances are we'll have to go to Tucson for that too).

Artwork Update

Bye Bye to the Crud

Evan has almost fully recovered from the crud...just a little lingering cough. He was almost back to himself today. On Friday, I took him to get his chest x-ray (always fun)! Of course he was not cooperative; so it took me and 2 other x-ray techs to hold him in place. They had to take 2 sets of films since he moved. No word from the doctor on the results of his x-ray, so we assume all is well. We still have to get the EKG done here locally, probably tomorrow.

Back to the Doc!

Evan had a doctor's appointment today (and ironically he has the crud also)...but his appointment wasn't for the crud, but to check on a problem he's been having at daycare. About 4-5 times over the past month, he's been having these passing out episodes where he stops breathing and turns blue. It takes his teachers about 15-20 seconds to get him back to normal by blowing in his face or splashing him with water. These episodes are usually brought on by extreme crying (usually someone stepped on his hand or knocked him over). We've never seen this happen at home, so it's really odd.

Dr. Smith was concerned about these episodes and wants to pursue all the options to make sure it's not something serious. He said it sounded like a case of breath-holding syndrome, which is what is sounds like. He is having Evan do a bunch of tests to rule out "Syncope" which is a more serious issue. We have to get blood draw to check to make sure metabolically everything is fine; a 12-line EKG; chest x-ray and MRI and EEG (at Tucson Medical Center). We're wating to hear from TMC when the EEG and MRI will be. Thank goodness he'll be sedated for those tests.

After the doctor's visit we went to the hospital to have Evan's blood drawn and EKG. The poor boy hadn't napped or ate anything all day, so he was miserable. We tried to get the EKG done first, the lady was able to get the stickers on his chest without too much fuss, but when she put the leads on, Evan lost his mind. We decided to wait until after he got blood drawn to do the EKG. Of course, the blood draw was terrible since Evan was so dehydrated. The poor lab tech had to use the top of Evan's hand to get a good vein. It took 2 lab techs and me holding him in the chair. After the blood draw, we tried the EKG one more time and of course, he was a no-go at that station again. We'll try again in a day or so.

On top of Evan feeling terrible today due to the onset of a bad cold, he got a flu shot. Dr. Smith was also concerned with Evan's chest congestion, so he prescribed Pulmicort 2 times a day in his nebulizer for the next 2 weeks. That should help open up his chest a bit more.

Weight check: 21 pounds 3 ounces (will the boy ever get heavier)??
Length: 31 inches.

Here Comes the Cold!

We finally had to break down and turn the heat on Friday night! Tonight they are calling for snow above 7000 feet, but we won't see much of anything but light rain. We had crazy wind today that blew in even more of the colder weather.

Evan ran the Veteran's Day 5k with me on Saturday. We didn't go for any world records (hard to do when you have a 2-year old asking for his mini Oreos during the run...sortta throws off your running pace).

Evan loves playing with the trash cans...what is with that??!!

Bike Show

We travelled up to Glendale for the Cycle World Motorcycle Show in the University of Phoenix Stadium (where the Cardinals play). It was a long trip, but Dad got to sit on some bikes and get some gear. Evan had a great time with Mom chasing him all over the expo. He endeared himself to the guys in the Kawasaki trailer outside and got to go into the trailer and they gave him a pin and a frisbee. The highlight of the trip was the stop by In-N-Out Burger in Chandler (of course)!

Typical Evan being antsy:

No Dad, get the ZX-14 instead!


Get me off this Councours!