Specialist Update

Just realized I haven’t posted about the MRI. Unfortunately it wasn’t scheduled as quickly as we’d hoped. In a reminder that there are some negatives to Canadian healthcare – the only pediatric dermatologist in Alberta works out of Red Deer. She does also do referrals and is affiliated with the Stollery in [...]

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Yeah for Mommy Time!

Is it sad that it’s big excitement for me to be going for a cut and colour tomorrow? I’m going to a nice hairdresser’s place in my hometown (Salon Montage) and I hope it goes well. Nothing too drastic going on – probably 3-4 inches chopped (hair has been growing since I was [...]

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Next Step – MRI

So I get to keep worrying for now. We had S’s specialist appt (dermatologist) yesterday and the doc was “quite concerned”, as the little lump (measures about 1 cm) is right on the midline of his face and that can be a sign of a problem. He’s referring him to a pediatric dermatologist [...]

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A forehead lump means what…

Baby S is now just over 4 months old – he weights 16lbs 4oz and is almost 26 inches long. He’s growing and eating and changing. It’s amazing how even though I’ve been here before it still all seems so new and different. And scary. Baby has a little lump right [...]

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