Just kidding. These are real. Since Labor Day, Pumpkin has been having problems with allergies. He's been coughing for the past few weeks and has lately begun having chest pain too. Between him and Giggles, I have already been to their pediatricians' office 4 times this month (twice in this week alone), and the month isn't even over yet. On Wednesday, we finally got to see Pumpkin's primary doctor, and he decided to get a chest X-ray and also do some blood tests to find out exactly what Pumpkin is allergic to that's causing all these problems.
Naturally, Pumpkin balked at getting anything done, but when it was all over, he thought having X-rays of his body was the ULTIMATE coolest thing ever. He called his dad, who was in Wyoming, to tell him about his X-ray pictures. He also called his Grandpa and Grandma in Texas and even had me send them a picture of his X-rays via text messaging, haha. The nurses let us have the extra copies of his X-rays to bring home, and Pumpkin couldn't wait to show them to his dad when he returned from Wyoming.
Fortunately, his X-rays showed no problems with his lungs; however, they did show a sinus infection, for which Pumpkin is now taking antibiotics. I don't know if this will ultimately clear up the cough or not. He just started the meds so we'll have to wait and see how it goes. He went back to school on Thursday, and then went out to lunch with some friends afterward. He's having fun at his new school, and I'm very glad (and relieved).
In fact, he talks about school all the time now, which is something he rarely ever did when he was at Ricks. The cutest thing, I find, is when he starts laughing while telling me about a funny book they read in class. I'm very glad that he feels so comfortable at his new school already. I don't know if I'd mentioned it before, but there are 12 boys in his class (and just 2 girls). While this situation can't be pleasant for his teachers, I'm glad, for his sake, that he'll have so many boys his own age with whom to play this year. :)
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