does this look familiar?

Are you starting to recognize the inside of our doctor's office just from the number of times you've seen it on here? Yep, we were back again this morning. And we were the talk of the office! As we walked through the halls the nurses all asked us, "Are you the bite?" "Is this the bite?" Shamefully I nodded yes, yes we are "the bite." One of my children is an animal, and one is a piece of meat.
Here's the meat. If you can call him that. I mean, he's pretty scrawny. If he had gone for Henry, at least I could understand it.

So, by now, you're probably figuring it out. Rowan bit Andy. But not only was it a bite. It was a bite that broke the skin. The kind that requires a doctor's visit. Are you kidding me???? Andy looks all smiles here, but between his flair for the dramatic, and the fact that it probably did hurt quite a bit, there was much histrionics that spanned over the course of an hour. 

I took him to a "special" lunch to reward him for the trauma he endured. We went to Dunkin' Donuts,  and he got to pick whatever donut he wanted. And sure enough, he picked the grossest, stickiest, most unhealthy looking one he could find.

 And he ate every. last. bite.

And then there's this guy. The doctor called it a "Classic Case of Middle Child Syndrome."

So, he got some special one-on-one time with Mommy today, too.  We went for a walk to look at all of the pickup trucks in the neighborhood.

And we went to the playground for a long time, where he chose to play on the toy that could have been in our backyard.

And everyone lived happily ever after.

a visit to the immunologist.

Andy had an appointment with the immunologist/allergist today to see if we can figure out why he is getting sick as often as he does. Overall, the doctor was not concerned, but she ran some allergy tests and took some bloodwork to see if there is anything we can do to help him out. Turns out he is slightly allergic to dust mites, mold, and cats. (Tom looks at this as the perfect excuse never to have to get a cat.) The doctor prescribed an allergy medicine for Andy to try for the next few weeks to see if it helps, and then we will meet with the doctor again to go over the results of his bloodwork. If needed, he may get a booster of some of his vaccinations, which should help him to fight off some viruses, etc.

During the appointment, Andy was great. He handled his itchy back as only Andy could: By demanding me blow on it.  While he studied the tv guide. Seriously. The nurse asked if he wanted to watch tv. He took the remote from her and scrolled through the channel guide on Disney Junior for the next week. He now knows what show is on at what time, and the names of the episodes that will air for the next 72 hours.

Andy's back during the allergy test

Two peas in a pod watching the tv

Andy picked a sherif's badge from the treasure chest as a prize for being a good boy during all of his testing

Happy boy