Update

Yesterday Erin and I headed downtown to the Devos Women's and Children's Clinic for our second try at getting the boys' blood drawn. This time Owen went first, he didn't like it, but he did very well. Joshua was second to go and as soon as the cuff went on his arm he started screaming! The nurses were horrified at what the lady at Quest Diagnostics had done to his arms. They poked Joshua's right arm, but the vein kept rolling so she took the needle out pretty quickly (and left NO bruising- YEAH!) and went to the left arm. Needless to say, Joshua wasn't happy about being poked again and was screaming, crying, saying ouch and bye bye in between hysterics. It took a few seconds, but almost immediately the vial filled up. I felt so bad for having to put Joshua through this, but we need to know if or what he is allergic to. At least it is done and the results should be in by tomorrow.

Joshua's pediatrician also referred him to a dermatologist to get to the bottom of these bumps all over his cheeks. Today Joshua and I headed to the dermatologist's office, special thanks goes to Toni for working us in to today's schedule so that we didn't need to wait another month. After about a minute of looking at Joshua's cheeks and arms the doctor told me he had Keratosis Pilaris - it usually needs treatment for cosmetic reasons. She said Joshua just has very sensitive skin. She also prescribed a lotion that should clear his face and arms up. Glad we have some answers now!