Summer break and a video!

Elliot graduated preschool! Ahhhh! Where has the time gone? Seems like just a short time ago that he was a newborn. He's learning his letters, numbers and sounds and doing great. I'm very proud of him!

Appointment Canceled

Just doing a quick update to let everyone know that we have canceled Elliot's laser appointment that was scheduled for tomorrow. The weather has been beautiful here in Michigan and it's so difficult to keep him in doors for the time needed following treatment. Also, he has his Kindergarten orientation on Monday and he's beginning to feel self-conscious with his dark spots. Doctor Orringer said last time that we're good to take a break for a while and he feels this first initial phase is complete.

Elliot has just a few short weeks left of preschool and then he will be done! It's just so hard to believe how quickly he's growing up. This week he learned to ride his bicycle without training wheels! I had to choke back the tears as I was celebrating. He took off within a day like he had been riding forever. :)   I can't wait until Elliot is older and can peruse the blog and see all of the posts. So when you're reading this buddy...Mommy LOVES you!!

Elliot's first stitches :(

Just had to share Elliot's first injury and some cute pics. This week he was jumping on a friends trampoline along wit several small toys. Their German Shepard was trying to "fetch" the toys from underneath it, when its tooth went threw the trampoline and into Elliot's foot. :( he had to have 4 stitches but he watched the whole time and handled it like a champ (like always!). Then he had two shots the next day :( It's been a rough spring break for him!

Project time!

Elliot is painting a birdhouse today, hoping for Spring to come soon!

His spots are taking a little longer to fade than I anticipated this round. He has been back to school this week and it's not bothering him at all. :D

1 week post op, tx #16

I Elliots spots are healing pretty nicely. He does have a small scab underneath his eye area. He has seemed to be leaving it alone so hopefully it won't scar. Here's a picture of him showing you his spots! :)

And a silly pic from St Patties Day

3 days post op #16

We had a fun family day at our Aunts house for my cousins 17th birthday. Elliot enjoyed getting outside  for a while this evening when it was overcast. The worst part of all of this for him is not being able to go out and enjoy the sun on beautiful days! 

He's doing well though. He had swelling the day after the treatment but that subsided quickly. He asks me to put the Eucerin cream on a couple times per day. :)

Treatment #16!

Well, we are home from the hospital and Elliot is doing fantastic. He's a little sad that he can't go outside and play today because the weather is beautiful. Mommy is keeping him occupied inside instead. He did AMAZING once again. No pre-med (Versed) and no crankiness after....besides being a little grumpy about the nurse not taking the IV out immediately haha. Dr. Orringer consulted with me after the treatment and said that after his next blending treatment we're basically done with this first round. He thinks it looks great and we aren't really achieving further lightening *besides the blending that we've been doing* so we will take a break and just do maintenance treatments when needed. I LOVED this news, and so did Elliot. When I told him he gets a break he said "yay!" He's so amazingly strong and I just can't even express with words how proud I am of him.

After we left we went to Chipotle, like always. ;) He was wound for sound. Dancing, running and doing push ups HAHA. He then ate his kids meal and a half of my enormous burrito. This kid can pack the food away like there's no tomorrow!

I will try to be more diligent in posting healing pics this time. I've been slacking lately. On to the cute pics. :)

On our way! It was a foggy, early morning.

Blood pressure check.

Just getting in the car. Rockin' that messy 'do :)

Mommy and Elliot at Chipotle. 

Shoving his face like he's starving lol

Me and my best friend Alisha...who is always there by my side. :)