So..... the summer hasn't started out so good for us. First, we noticed that Dakota had a lump in his scrotum. Okay, so we thought maybe he bumped it and it would go away in a few days. Then, RyAnne just wasn't feeling good for a few days - and couldn't really tell us why. Of course, on a Saturday she tells us her throat hurts. Dad took her to urgent care and they said she had a double ear infection and gave her amoxicillan. Pete asked the doctor there about Dakota's lump and he suggested to make an appointment with his pediatrician on Monday. By Monday RyAnne needed to go back in. Their doctor checked out RyAnne and did a blood test and said she had mono. He was very concerned about her...her glands were huge, she had a terrible sore throat, ruuny nose,and she had an enlarged spleen (it was outside of her rib cage). He took her off the amoxocillan and said she would need a lot of rest, to stay hydrated, and NO activity because of her spleen. He ordered an ultrasound on Dakota and made him an appointment with an urologist. Two days later, Dakota had his appointment and we found out he has a hydrocele (fluid filled sac) on his epdidymis (thank goodness that was it - we were so afraid it was the "c" word). He will have surgery on it later in July. Meanwhile, RyAnne was SO sick!! For a week she just cried and laid around. Finally, after 9 days, she was feeling better. She had an appointment today and her doctor said she looked much better.
RyAnne now takes daily naps. Here she is sound asleep (and snoring loudly) in Mom and Dad's bed. It is really hard to sleep at night with her like this!
