Sunday, July 24, 2011

Catching Up

I know. I know. I've been slacking in the blog department lately. We have just been so busy. Let me take you back to May. I went and saw a dermatologist because the site where my PICC line was sometimes causes me to itch and then produce a hive. The dermatologist called it a mastocytoma and assured my Mom there was nothing to worry about. I guess it's just a bunch of cells that sometimes produce at a site of "trauma" and occasionally react at different times. It doesn't hurt but sometimes it's just annoying.
On May 22nd, Mommy, Daddy, Brynn and I made our annual trip to the Toledo Zoo! Always so much fun to see all of the animals. We started at the aquarium.Made our way to the playground.Played a little dress-up.Took a little break on a mushroom.Watched the worker ants carry leaves from one end of the building to another.Sat in a beehive!And finally, we ate lunch and then played in the stream at Nature's Neighborhood. My favorite!I got up close and personal with some sea lions.And of course Mommy's favorite, the polar bears.Mommy and I climbed in a polar bear cave.And to end the day while Sissy was sleeping, I got to ride the carousel with Daddy.We were finally able to get the pool out on May 30th.Brynn had her 15 month check-up with Dr. Weinberg on June 2nd. She weighed 21 lbs and was 32 1/2 inches long. She is in the 32% for weight and 95% for height.
On June 9th, Mommy and Daddy traveled to Las Vegas for a long weekend. Grandma and Grandpa Otteman came and took care of us. I have no pictures to share but trust me when I say we had lots of fun!
My last day of school was June 21st. Here I am in front of my bus.My last time climbing in.Here's my bus driver Miss Caroline.And our bus mascot, Kermit! He sat with me a few times.Mommy and Daddy drove Brynn and I half way to Iowa on June 23rd to meet Grandma Ann and Midge. They took us to Iowa so Mommy and Daddy could have a few days to pack our things for our move to Iowa. On June 26th we were reunited and settled in to our temporary residence. On June 29th, we met with my new speech teacher. Her name is Sue. I will be meeting with her every Tues for the summer until school starts.
Daddy and Jason Unruh took Kenley and I to see the firetrucks.Kenley and I had fun playing in the back.I also got to drive.And so did Kenley.Here I am with Jason and Kenley on top of the firetruck.Jason let me try on his coat and hat.Brynn and I took some time to visit the farm. Brynn got surrounded by kittens!We had fun driving tractors.I took one to the back yard to drive on the rocks.On July 2nd, we went to Eden Valley to see Grandpa Larson.Here's Brynn at the tower.We also took a walk to the swinging bridge.Happy 4th of July everyone!!On July 13th, Mommy and Daddy drove me to Iowa City to meet my new pulmonary team. We first stopped and had lunch with Uncle Jason. Then we proceeded to the hospital. My new lung doctor is Dr. Richard Ahrens. We basically had a "get to know one another" meeting. I also had some blood drawn and of course my throat culture (which came back negative). I weighed in at 36 lbs 6 oz and was 40 1/2 inches tall.
Last but not least, we went to Lake View, IA on July 14th. We had an Otteman family reunion at the family lake house. We all stayed in a nearby hotel and hung out at the lake house everyday. It was great to meet a lot of new people and also to see some familiar faces. Here I am on my first boat ride (we had many boat rides that weekend).Here is Brynn on the boat with Daddy.I also got to drive the boat with Grandpa.My new friend Avery.Here I am showing Cousin Marlee my I-pad.Brynn had to make a few phone calls.All-in-all a great summer so far! Now, here are a few random pictures of Brynn and I. First, here is Brynn in her cool chick shades.And I in my cool dude shades.Brynn loves her drawers.Crazy girl!Here, Brynn is wearing a dress that our Mommy once wore.Sis and I hanging out in the oven drawer :)And a couple of myself.
I hope everyone is having a great summer and staying cool!
Love and hugs,

Luke William and Brynn Elyse