Ultrasound

Noel's second kidney scan was this morning. By some miracle, I managed to get all three of us out the door at 7:40 am. Though we were scheduled for 8:30, once we registered, we were taken in, so we finished early enough to take Dominick to PDO on time. Now Noel's upstairs crying in his crib. So much for everything going smoothly.

I don't have any information from the ultrasound, unfortunately. The technician told me to call the pediatrician in a day or two for the results. When I asked her whether she'd seen anything, she gave me a somewhat evasive answer, saying that she doesn't know because today's scan needs to be compared to the one taken in December. What that says to me is that the hydronephrosis must still be there. We'd really hoped that it would have resolved itself by now. I won't know for sure until I talk to the doctor's office, though. I'll keep you posted.

I need one of these!

Anyone who knows me at all will realize why I have to post the following link. It's not a new video, but I just discovered it the other day. Dom really likes it, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0gfCyeiyM

The question is where do you find turtles like this one? Can they be trained? The turtles I've seen in our yard pretty much just sit there, so they're useless against unwelcome visitors of the furry kind.

Some photos

I've finally gotten around to naming and organizing our recent photos and thought I would post a few random images.

This one dates back to late February. Dom had put one end of a slinky in Noel's hand and proceeded to stretch it as far as possible. Don't worry--Noel always let go first.

This was taken at the Missouri Botanical Garden a couple of weeks ago. Dom was having so much fun he did not want to leave the fountain. Here's Noel waiting for us to move on:

Dom wanted me to take a picture of him with his string of letters.

What a pose!

Recent Dominisms

I haven't posted any of these lately, so here are some funny things Dominick has said and their translations, where necessary. I've got to start writing these down when he says them! It's so easy to forget. There was another good one at lunch today, but I can't remember it now for anything. If it comes to me, I'll add it. (Update: I remembered.)

Maybe okay

va (there)

lips (Blistex--I think he's confused because it goes on the lips.)

flashing shirt (the little graphic of a phone on our phone display. I guess it looks a little like a shirt.)

playgro (allegro)

waffle (falafel)

stuff in my mouth (vomit)

Let's spell "stuff in my mouth."

Let's spell "light coming down."

I'm going to turn into a girl. I might, in a minute.

I like cooking shows. (Nothing strange here, just something he says that I find amusing.)