Callie and Mastocytosis

Callie went to a pediatric dermatologist earlier this week and he confirmed that she has mastocytosis. She has a skin biopsy scheduled for next Thursday to determine if it is cutaneous (just skin) or systemic (organ &/or blood) related. We also have an appt. with an allergist scheduled to see what may be triggering the reaction. She does not seem bothered by the spots on her torso, which is good. We'll learn more soon. For now, we're trying to just take it one step at a time and not worry needlessly.

Jonas 2.5 years

Jonas went in his for 2.5 year doctor's appointment. He is 25 lbs. (6%), 34" (8%). We're thankful he's finally on the growth chart for weight!! He is doing great in every way. His imagination has really taken off. He loves playing with his cars, legos and dinosaurs. His vocabulary has increased a lot. He is really able to express his thoughts and feelings well. He's also working on testing limits, but for the most part is pretty good at listening to us. He recently discovered that he can get out of his toddler bed on his own, and can have his own opinion :)

Jonas dress up

Jonas now has boy dress up clothes!! He no longer has to be a ballerina or princess (much to dad's relief :)

Christmas Baking

I had two assistant chefs this year for all of our Christmas baking. The highlight was decorating their own Christmas cookies. Of course, we had to sample some.

At home Christmas Play

Sara had so much fun doing the Christmas play at church that she directed one at home. Callie was an angel, Tobin was the star, I was Mary, Jon was Joseph and Jonas was in and out. It was fun to hear Sara's version of the Christmas story.

Christmas Play 2010

Sara sang with the angels in the Christmas play at our church. She did a great job picking up the hand motions. Jonas was a lamb. He didn't want to wear the costume because it was too hot, but thankfully he followed along wiht the other kids and put it on :)

Christmas 2010

We had a wonderful Christmas with our exteneded family. We are so blessed to have grandparents, aunts and uncles in the area to celebrate with. The kids loved the presents (of course :). We also acted out the story of Christmas (Jesus' birth) with our nativity scene on Christmas. Sara and Jonas thought that was pretty fun. Tobin and Callie had their first tea party :)