The Skin Doctor

Noah has had a rash for several weeks so I made him an appointment with a dermatologist.

Of course, the word of any "doctor" makes Noah nervous, so he was not excited. I thought it would cheer him up to know he'd be picked up from school early but when he learned what time he said, "O gee, I'll miss one class."

We pulled in and he made a comment about the size of the building. "I bet this place has an elevator! Why would a skin doctor need so many rooms!" he said. After we sat down inside, his wheels still turning, he commented that "there are no kids my age in here". I tried to point out other kids his age (although the room was 90% senior citizen center) but he was still nervous.

When we went back, he was interested in all the tools and gadgets. I was pleased the assistant was cheerful and played right along with endless array of questions. Noah loved the science of it all. He is still talking about the orange goop she scraped his rash in to see if turns purple or green, meaning a fungus.

However, when the doctor mentioned "checking his mole" his eyes got big and he mouthed to me, "what does that mean?!" He was happy to learn it only involved a photograph and that his mole turned the light green - meaning he was ok and no cutting would be involved!

In the end, no major trauma for the day and I think he maybe even enjoyed his trip. I was thoroughly amused by his reactions, as usual! I love my crazy, silly, inquisitive guy.

more fall break moments

Tuesday was "Mom & Noah" day, as Tim's vacation didn't start until Wed.

We headed for Owensboro for some sushi. Noah has always loved sushi but wasn't fond of the ending of this visit. He ordered spicy tuna rolls, which are one of his favorites; however, this restaurant makes them SUPER hot. It was too hot for him so we swapped. Mine had little orange bits on them, which he kept questioning what they were. When the waitress told him "fish eggs" I thought he might vomit right there. He said, "we must go to the emergency room immediately" to which I about peed by pants!

I was hoping we could laugh about it but I think it really traumatized him. We had to have an entire discussion about eggs and I tried to use fried chicken eggs as an example but he would have nothing of it. I think I lost my sushi buddy! ...but it was a funny moment.

We then spent the afternoon randomly driving around on backroads and taking pictures. He is growing so fast and I wanted to capture him amongst the changing trees. He is such a funny kid and we spent the rest of the day laughing, stopping for a quick photo, running back to the truck and more laughing.

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Wed was all about family time! Tim's first day of fall break and we headed for Louisville. We spent most of the day at the zoo, taking our time to explore. I let Noah stay as long as he wanted at each animal and he loved it. The zoo was fun too because it was decorated for Halloween so there were lots of cute displays, which made for some funny photos!

We ended with a surprise stop at joe's crab shack, which he'd never been to. Noah loves crab so he was in love with the place (and my plate!). Two spilled drinks (yes, 2 and at separate times!), a bucket of crabs and loads of shrimp, followed by a walk along the river, made for a great finish to the day.

My evening ended listening to Tim & Noah play miniature golf on the Wii. All in all, great day.

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Thursday was a lazy, busy day full of nothing much. Tim & I both had some projects we wanted to complete in the morning so it gave Noah some time to relax and play video games. We went to see "Where the Wild Things are" that night, which wasn't a great movie but good time together. The evening ended with Noah reading to us, which always makes for the best bedtime story.