Before & After Thursday

We painted our room last Thursday. It was our first real house project since we moved in! Although I fully planned to help, Andy wound up prepping and painting the whole room by himself. Someone had to watch Gianna, so I took up that task. I did help with the clean up and put the room back together. Andy did a good job, and I love it!

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Last Thursday I also got a hair cut! I was debating if I should grow it out or get it cut. I asked Andy if he liked my hair better long or short; he said he liked it when it was short so with that opinion in mind, I cut it. I really like it. I went to the same girl who cut my hair short the first time. I told her I wanted it the same way, but a little shorter. She did a good job.

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Finally last Thursday, Gianna broke out in hives! In the morning when we were changing her out of her pajamas, we noticed hives on her legs and a few spots on her face. My first thought was that she was allergic to the Kiwi I gave her for breakfast since that was only the second time she has had it. That thought has since gone out the window though because she had been breaking out in hives every day since and hasn't had any more Kiwi. They've come and gone without any one trigger, and other than us seeing the hives on her face, arms, and legs, she has had no other symptoms. She seems oblivious to them and not bothered by them. Since it's been 5 days, I took her to the doctor today. The doctor told me she has Urticaria, which is the medical term for hives (imagine that!). She said she could have acute urticaria or chronic urticaria, only time will tell. This may be a passing condition, or it may be something she has to deal with the rest of her life, with no real reason for the outbreaks. We'll hope it's the former. She gave us a prescription to help clear up the hives. Hopefully it will help.

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