a Fun and Challenging weekEnd

We LOVE Sam-Man!  He gives us a run for our money some days, but it's all worth it!

One of Sam's new tricks that he loves to show off is how nimble he is with his Pacifier!  He's always been really good at taking it out, and now he is good at putting it back in!  It's actually a huge bonus as it saves us from CONSTANTLY digging for it and putting it back in his mouth.  The cutest thing, though, is that although he can put it in, he's often a little off on the placement!  We got a kick out of him at dinner tonight watching his skills!

The challenging part of the week is that when I picked up Sam at daycare on Friday, his cheeks were bright red and developed into a rash.  Saturday morning it had spread to his body and by Sunday it was in full force all over his body.  We can't drop him off at daycare with an "unexplained rash" so this morning dad had to take Sam to the doctor to find out what was wrong.  

It actually stumped the doctors for awhile - Strep?  Fifth disease? and then finally Morbilliform rash on top of another / same ear infection.  The rash is either viral or a reaction to the Amoxicillin course he had just finished.  Unfortunately, no treatment at this time as he just finished antibiotics so we have to wait it out for a week at least.  To get to the diagnosis, though, Sam was pricked on the finger, had a throat culture taken, and a few other things.  Dad says he was happy and babbling the whole time!    Here is the champ on the way home with his little bandaid.

So, it's only Monday and hopefully we make it through the week with no more doctor visits.  Sam is in good spirits and it doesn't seem to bother him too much.

 

But, the good news is that we are ending the day on an exciting note!!!!!!!

We just got the news that Sam's new cousin is going to be a BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can already see the three Amigos now - Braden, Samuel, and Baby VanderStelt!  With Braden leading the pack, we are sure to be in Big T-R-O-U-B-L-E!  We are so so excited!