Busy Day

I didn't go to work today, but that doesn't mean it was a day off. First, I took Darcy back to her ear, nose and throat specialist to try and figure out what is causing her nonstop runny nose and cough. (The photo above is over her at the doctor's office picking her nose and will be used in the future to embarrass her in front of her boyfriends!) The doctor is pretty certain she has a chronic sinus infection (just as you suggested Colleen) so she has her on an antibiotic to get the ball rolling. She took a nasal swab to find out what type of bacteria we're dealing with, and we'll be doing a CT Scan in a week or two so she can get a better look inside her sinuses to see if there is something anatomically awry. She also ordered some blood work to see if Darcy's immune system is working properly.

Little girl was such a trooper through all of this and barely whimpered when they stuck the swab up her nose and stuck her arm with the needle. She seemed most excited about the lollipops and stickers she got for enduring all of this. I will update when we have some of the results back from all these tests. I sure hope we're finally getting to the bottom of all this and can get her fully healthy very soon.

Then this afternoon was the open house at Evie's new elementary school. It was nice to get a peek at everything before the big day. We met her teacher and dropped off her school supplies and she got to try out her seat. She and a few of her classmates were running around and playing like they'd been friends forever so I think she is going to be just fine. I, however, cannot believe my daughter is a Kindergartner! Where has the time gone?