On Monday, I struck the doctor appointment lottery and was able to schedule an appointment with the BEST pediatric orthopedist in town...seriously. I was screaming for joy in my car I was so happy. He had been out of town for a week and was booked three weeks out already but somehow that magic computer and brilliant scheduler managed to find a spot just for us. Even she remarked how she couldn't understand how that had happened. I knew exactly -- GOD happened. WOOT WOOT!!
Below is the image of little Ben's tibia. If you look at the right hand side just below the joint you can see the large egg shaped growth. The good news is that the doctor isn't jumping up and down out of concern and he doesn't think we need to do anything with it at the moment. Instead, he wants to check it in a couple of months to see if it has grown. If it has, then we will need to do something -- biopsy, more tests, etc.. If it hasn't, then we just continue to monitor it. All in all, I definitely feel better. Moving on to a different season...
This week, is Boden's cardiology exam. He will see a pediatric heart specialist on Wednesday and have an echocardiogram. He is still losing weight...still struggling with stamina. We were out playing in the sprinklers yesterday and holy crumbs that kid is a toothpick. Still wearing his trunks from last year and they are now baggy :/ This season scares me too. We are down nearly 6 pounds in a year. This shouldn't happen in an otherwise healthy 11 year old boy. Praying for answers, wisdom, patience, and comfort for me and for sweet Boden.
In other news....
* Mother's Day...not so hot. But grateful I am a mom to my beautiful children - I am blessed beyond belief.
* Little Ben tried to light the grill yesterday for dinner and ended up burning his hands, lips, and a few eyebrow hairs and eyelashes. COULD have been so much worse and again...GOD IS GOOD!! (Enjoy the pic at the end)
* I took my beautiful daughter cheer bow shopping...I get to do fun things like that now. I've waited 15 years to be able to do it and oh.so.fun!
* Little Ben and Bria had their final concert for Mustang Magic. One more to go for Cantus and Bria was selected for a solo. So proud...last night she said, "I realized now I have to actually sing...by myself....in front of people....lots of people." I just had to wonder what she was thinking when she tried out for a SOLO! Silly pickle.
* We got a sweet new pet to add to our collection -- his name is Chip and he's a robo hamster. CUTE CUTE CUTE. One more thing to join the circus!
* I'm headed to Utah this weekend for training at Let's Play Music and might need to stop at this wonderful placed called IKEA. Just sayin'
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