orange you glad we're going to the doctor?

we had a relaxed morning at home since no one had school and we didn't have any specific plans other than a doctor appointment at 10:30. the kids worked as a team to get dressed today. apparently, the theme was "orange". it included maddux asking madelyn to wear his new shirt that he thought would fit her better, maddux wearing pajama shorts, mason wearing everything with any orange in it and manning even picked out an orange shirt and socks (but he refused to sit down for a picture).  

mason asked for a picture of his shirt.

i had made an appointment for maddux to check a spot on his head where his hair is thinning. i wasn't super worried about it but he had been having scabby build up in a spot about the size of a quarter for at least a month and the thinned hair was starting to be noticeable. i just wanted to make sure that this wasn't something that would cause him to permanently bald.

(i loved madelyn's super long, stick legs in this picture.)

well, the doctor is pretty certain that it is ring worm. i learned that ring "worm" isn't a worm at all, but a fungus. she took a swab to have cultured but said that it takes a week for preliminary results and a full month for a complete diagnosis. she felt this was a pretty classic case so she went ahead and called in the medicine that he will have to take orally for 4 to 6 weeks. (it has to be treated orally when it is on the scalp.) it is contagious and he shouldn't share combs (which we do) or hats (which we do) or bath water (which we do). oh well. no one else shows any signs yet and at least we know what to look for on the others. she wasn't really worried. it isn't contagious enough to have to notify the school or anything and she said it is impossible to know where he might have picked it up.

it is always something new and exciting when you have children, right? love.