Bath time with Daddy & duckies

today addy has yet another of her famous diaper rashes which developed from yet another round of equally famous diarrhea. so to help her bum soothe a bit, we give her mini baths throughout the day, followed by some 'diaper off time' that usually involves the parent cleaning up several pee spots on the carpet. today, she didn't want to get in the tub; then, there wasn't enough water in the tub (mamais cheap!); then mama wasn't playing with her the way she wanted. SO daddy got in the tub (you are missing in view wes' wonderful red boxers...). and that was all she needed to have a wonderfully fun mini bath time. this was after she was in her bedroom for 2 hours taking a non-sleeping 'nap' so getting her to smile, laugh, & cooperate all at once is quite a feat.

other exciting things today: b/c of addy's bouts of diarrhea, the pediatrician thought it necessary to do blood work to test for several different causes of the diarreah that has come & gone her entire 21 months of living (bacteria, virus, food allergies, lactose intolerance, & celiac disease). she's also on a strict no-fruit diet for a week to determine if that could also cause the constant loose stools. anyway, driving from the pediatrician to children's hospital in westerville to have blood taken, we were both a bit anxious that she would respond to having blood taken as i do (heidi: passing out, nausea, lightheadedness...). we said a quick prayer & walked in & addy of course surprises us again. she was a CHAMP! she walked right up into the chair with daddy, didn't wince or complain with the tourniquet & then just looked around the room & at the lady bug hair barrett i pulled out of her hair to distract her as the needle went in. she didn't flinch a bit, through 2 vials of blood! amazing. she picked a 'goofy' sticker out, pointed at her bandaid in pride, & she hopped down, like nothing had happened. again, AMAZING. the nurses mentioned that they would like all their patients to be as agreeable AND cute as addy...they have the benefit of being a stranger; she saves all the crying & tantrums for mama & daddy!

we will keep everyone posted as we learn what's going on with addy. hopefully it's nothing! maybe we're just letting her eat more fruit than she needs (she does pick fruit over ice cream, candy, juice, really anything). if not, we'll adjust our eating habits to accomodate a new diet (b/c it's nearly impossible to eat something around addy without her getting a piece of it).