Unplanned visit to the dr.

I'm a little hesitant to even post this picture because it truly doesn't do justice to reality.

However......we have had an interesting day. Caed woke up this morning with "the spots" again. We have seen them before, but never to this extent. The 1st time they surfaced was Mar. 1, 2008. Caed was lying in the ER and as each dr. made their way in to assess him, we noticed a few spots around his eyes and mouth. They looked like freckles, but as a parent you KNOW each and every speck on your child. Those that night were new. The drs. asked us about them, and we shared that they were not normal. Several times while Caed was in the hospital, we would all of a sudden notice "the spots" emerging again. Only staying a few days and then gone again, until next time when they would pop up somewhere new.

So, today when we saw his face, we weren't overly alarmed, but as we inspected further, we noticed instead of about 5-6 spots, there were hundreds! All along the sides of his face (around the eyes), covering his neck, and onto his upper chest. We just kept a close watch, but both Todd and I felt uneasy. Call it a parent's intuition, or simply.....Caed's track record. The strange part was that he was acting completely normal. (a good thing....but just puzzling) I called Nebraska and we talked about several possibilities, but nothing was ever confirmed. They wanted us to go see our pediatrician. Caed already had his bi-monthly blood draw scheduled for tomorrow, so we decided to change it to today.

His dr. was a little uneasy when she saw him.....didn't immediately chalk it up to "eczema" or something I knew it wasn't. She did find that Caed had a bad sinus infection. Another big shock. Caed has been acting completely fine....no coughing, runny nose, etc.... Anyway, he will start an antibiotic for that. She believes the spots are broken capillaries. I agree, but exactly how?.....just not certain.

I will be in contact with Nebraska in the morning, so we should be able to hash out the details in the days ahead. He also had a very extensive blood draw this afternoon (in which he did the BEST he has ever done!!!!), so we should get some answers if anything is wrong. I feel much better now, even though all the questions haven't been answered in my head. In time........