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Today I took Care Bear to the pediatrician's office. Yes, I know, we were just there two days ago. She went in to get a rash checked out. They think it's pityriasis rosea although she's really young for that. Basically it's a virus that makes a somewhat itchy rash. It starts with one patch or lesion that they call a herald (hers was inside her right knee) that looks blisterish. The doctor said most kids' look about quarter-sized and hers is only about the size of a dime. It's not contagious by contact, so Liam won't get it probably. I'm guessing she was exposed to the virus at church, cuz that's about the only place we ever go other than the grocery store. The doctor also said it was the third case she'd seen this week. Since it's a virus, they just let it run its course... Benadryl at night to help w/ the itching and to help her sleep. She doesn't seem too bothered by it, thankfully. Not nearly as bad as chicken pox. ;) Oh, and she weighs 25.6 pounds fully clothed and shod. Heh.

And in other news, Dada brought our new puppy home! Yes, you read that right. We now are the very proud, excited owners of a not quite 3 month old female Newfoundland. She's gray with a white stripe on her chest and gorgeous blue/gray eyes. She is very mellow and sweet, much calmer than I was expecting her to be. Apparently she's a wonderful traveler and has already spent one night w/ Kelly, Becky, and Hershey (thanks, guys!) in St. Louis before she made it the whole way home to us. She's kissed Liam a few times (he didn't seem to mind) and Carrie is thrilled to have someone to romp in the yard with. Thankfully this one is fenced. Yippie! =D Her name is Triskal, after our favorite angel in the Frank Peretti novels Piercing the Darkness and This Present Darkness. So for those of you who thought we'd never get one, after hearing us talk about them since we saw our first one in Oregon, hooray! We got one! =) And she's a dolly babe.

That's it for tonight. Gonna get some sleep before one of the babies, two legged or four legged, decides they want to be up and have some company in the middle of the night ;) Have a great weekend!