good news!

Woohoo!!! Jimmy's skin issues are nothing - the dermatologist called it "lichen nitidus." It will come and go into his teens, then will go away eventually. No cause for it, and no creams take care of it, but it's not itchy and won't cause any problems. I walked out of the office feeling so happy that this appointment went so well and there's nothing wrong!!!!! Quite a change from other appointments!!!

We go on Thursday of next week to the neurosurgeon to hear the results of the mri scan... I'm expecting to hear that they will just monitor it yearly. That's the best case scenario I think...

Got the "ultra fine nano" needles for his insulin pen today. They're supposedly better since they're so small that we no longer will have to pinch his skin to give him the shot - I thought that would be better, too. Well, wouldn't you know - Jimmy doesn't like it. I think it's the fear of something new. Time will tell.

On another note, I'm worried that Jenna has her own place to shine. I think this will do it: she was a good enough swimmer on the town team this year to be invited to "leagues" (the 6 teams in the league combine for one big final meet.) It was last night. She placed 2nd in freestyle which means she's the 2nd fastest in the league!!!!! It was her fastest time: 19.59 seconds!! She also placed 1st along with 3 other girls in the freestyle relay !! It was so exciting, and it came down to the final stroke - our girl's hand touched just before the other!! The whole place went wild!! Woohoo Jenna!! I'm so happy for her that she gets her own attention on her own merit. With all the focus on Jimmy, Jenna still gets a chance to shine. I think it's important for her in all of this craziness around us lately! She'll get more accolades at tomorrow's swim team party when she receives her ribbons.

Peace,
June