Pumpkin Fun

Gigi came to visit and help me out with little one; it was much needed.  My stitches are out and I am happy to report that everything looks good but I just have to keep an eagle out for anything mole or freckle that looks odd.  Going to the dermatologist every 3 months for 2 years and a photo session of every inch of your body to fully map the moles and an anti-inflammatory diet will hopefully put me at ease.

On another note we did manage to squeeze in some fun time at two pumpkin patches.  As you can tell it involved a lot of chasing with the wide open fields, some crying and a lot of laughing.

Picture Day

Little one had her first set of class pictures today and she smiled for the photographer! Woohoo.  I guess she is just annoyed with mommy taking pics, so she just calls it quits with me for picture taking.  Here are a few out takes.  Gosh we love this little cutie pie!

 

Random Wednesday

Just a bunch of cute little videos from ballet class this past week. She is pretty darn cute!

I was not able to dance with miss priss this week so I was able to get some cute snip its. As most of you know I had gone in for a mole check with the dermatologist a couple of weeks ago and she removed an odd mole. Nothing big or gross about it. It just happened to have a pimple near it so it was a little red. Gross I know! Anyways, she did a punch biopsy and it came back as melanoma in situ, stage 0. I freaked. I mean melanoma is some serious stuff. She assured me this is BEST case of melanoma possible so did my surgeon. The cure rate is pretty much 100%. But of course they let you know nothing is 100% obviously. But even 99% sounds great to me! Melanoma in situ basically means that the cancer had only stayed on the epidermis and had not traveled in the dermis or fatty tissue. Once it gets to that point it can affect your lymph nodes. So after a lovely wide excision to make sure the margins were clear of any cancer I have a lovely 2.5 inch long frankenstein set of stitches on my back. Right under the shoulder blade.  Pretty uncomfortable especially chasing a 2 year old around. Stitches come out soon so we will find out more then too.  Just check ups with the dermatologist every 3 months for the next 2 years.  Not so much for the cancer that was just removed but for any other that could appear.  Then in December I go get pictures of every inch of my body so they can measure my freckles and moles.  That should be interesting...

   So yes, everything was crazy around here and super scary but I totally believe it was God's divine work at hand.  I had initially gone into the doctor for some eczema and she chided me that I had not been in since 2007 for a mole check.  So listen to your doctor or get a good one because mine saved my life!  

Strawberry Shortcake Party

One of C's dear friends turned 3 recently and we got to celebrate with her.  C won the pin the stem on the strawberry! That a girl!!!

I can't believe this was these two in 2010...

 

Childrens Aquarium

We recently ventured over to the childrens museum at Fair Park and it was actually pretty neat.  

Albino Alligator

Talk about some bad teeth. 

Hand feeding the sting rays.  This was scary.  You basically stick your fist in the water with a raw shrimp and they grab it from the top of your fist.  They are actually pretty gentle.  But to have 20 swarm around your hand is a tad terrifying.

Butterfly exhibit.  They were EVERYWHERE!

An owl butterfly. 

Ballet Class

Little one is loving ballet class!!!

Can you blame her?

With the Aggies losing, who wouldn't want to drown their sorrows in a bag of oreos!!!

We were in another room and we heard a loud bang, scream and then a cry.  We ran into the ktichen and noticed her in the pantry.  She proceeded to tell us she had smashed her finger with some big ol' crocodile tears pouring down her face.  They quickly cleared up and  daddy asked her what happened. She began to explain in pretty good detail how the broom fell when she was reaching for the snack.  She even showed us how to use the broom to get what she wants.  Pretty creative! We just wonder how often she has done this little maneuver and we never noticed.  I could not stop laughing hence the bouncy video.  She even calls me on it.