update on G...

Her hives have completely dissappeared. Just that alone has made her skin look considerably better. And then new creams we are using on her skin have accomplished wonders - some of the areas are considerably reduced, and almost gone.

I had to take her in yesterday to get her stitches removed. I was wondering how this would go with our dr, since we received the diagnosis through Children's and his was completely wrong.

First of all, NEVER tell a child "it won't hurt". G was scared and didn't want to go, and I told her it wouldn't hurt. When I picked her up from Summer Camp, her teacher also told her it wouldn't hurt at all. Well, guess what? He had a lot of trouble getting the stitches out. He said the physician had made extremely small stitches and he really had to pull hard and try two different pairs of scissors before he got them out. It actually DID hurt her, and it made it bleed because of all the pulling. She looked at me with those eyes, and said sadly "but you said it wouldn't hurt". Uggh.

The dr disagreed with Children's that she needed to be on the antihistimine for 2 weeks after the last hives. He said one day. I think I'll go with Children's on this.

It has been extremely dry here for the past few weeks. Today we promised the girls the County Fair. It has been raining since last night.......

A might be turning into a genuine yooper - a term used by folks who live in the UP to refer to those who have spent their whole lives in the UP. As opposed to those from Lower Michigan, who are referred to as "trolls". Why are they called "trolls?" Because they live under the bridge (Mackinac Bridge, the 7 mile long bridge that spans the Lower to the Upper), of course! Last night she said "mommy, I'm so excited about the County Fair!!:" We are all city folks in this household, and I have never been to a County Fair or even a State Fair in my life until we moved here..... she is all excited about seeing the llamas, chickens, pigs, bunnies and cows. She won't ride the Tilt a whirl, though. That's a mommy and G thing. G laughs so hard that she can't stop on the Tilt a whirl. Wood and A feel like they will throw up, so they watch.