Her doctor said that everything else looks good and even
commented on how her speech is good for her age. She said the words she does say are very
clear understandable and that’s great!
We did ask the doctor about the rough patches of skin Sydney
has on her upper thighs, back of her arms, and cheeks – I’ve tried using Aveeno
lotion, Lubriderm lotion, and changing her bath soap…pretty much everything to
get rid of those patches and nothing works!
As soon as the doctor saw and felt it she told us it was Keratosis
Pilaris or “Chicken Skin”. She said that
it is basically an overabundance of skin cells around the hair follicles in
those areas that cause the skin to have bumps – to me it feels like fine grit
sandpaper and is usually always pink or red.
She also said that the symptoms are sometimes seasonal (we didn’t notice
it was so bad until around December).
She gave us some hydrocortisone ointment to use on those areas to see if
it helps any. She also said there is
nothing really that can be done about it and it’s not bothersome to Sydney so
that is a good thing!
She also got two shots.
The first one wasn’t so bad but she tensed up for the second one and the
crying began! She was okay by the time
we got her dressed so it didn’t last long.
Sydney’s next appointment won’t be until she is 2!!
For Valentine’s Day we got Sydney a potty…hahahaha…no really,
we did. She’s starting to tell us (by
pointing to her diaper) that she has gone potty and she’s been staying dry for
longer between changes soooo….it’s about that time!! She’s interested in the new potty because it
has a top that opens and closes so she likes doing that. We practice sitting on it each day just to
get her used to it so hopefully potty training will go smoothly!! We shall see!
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!
This is her most favorite thing to do when she's REALLY sleepy...suck her thumb and play with her belly button...this is what she does every night before going to sleep.
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