Blog? What blog? You say I need two hands to type up my blog entry?

I cannot BELIEVE how long I've let this blog sit around. I'm sure that nobody even checks this thing anymore. (Hi, Mom.) Lucky for all of you, I got a new laptop from my wonderful husband for Hanukkah this year! (And yes, Dad, it runs Windows.)

Before I continue on with this post, I must offer up an apology to my relatives who have yet to meet Cora. You see, we promised you a baby with a blueberry nose and the thing is...I'm afraid we can't really provide that any longer.

Well..this is awkward...

You see, blueberry nose has disappeared! When we last left you, faithful readers, (Hi again, Mom) the specialists at CHOW had just started Cora on a topical treatment for her hemangioma. After bi-weekly visits for about a month we realized it just wasn't doing exactly what we wanted it to do. It had slowed the growth slightly, but at Miss C's age the hemagnioma is growing rapidly and really needs to be controlled. So they started her on Propranolol, a medication used to treat high blood pressure, that happens to also randomly work on hemangiomas. Since she's so little (girl's 4 months old and just over 10 lbs), we were a little nervous to start her on it, but so far we haven't had any huge problems. 

And the best part? It works! This weekend we took her into our clinic's after hours care at the hospital because she's battling a little cold and when giving her medical info to the nurse I said "Well, and of course she's got the hemangioma on her nose". The nurse walked over to the table, peered at Cora's face and said "Hmmm...I suppose she does! I didn't even notice that!" 

So what's next? We leave Cora on this medication for probably about 6 months. It seems to be doing what it's supposed to do, and Mama and Daddy are starting to get into a routine of giving it to her. She's gaining weight wonderfully (after a scary bout of pneumonia for Mama left us all a little thinner) and she almost fits into her 3 month fuzzy pajamas.

Most importantly, she's sweet and chatty and hilarious. Start singing a song, and she'll be there blowing raspberries right along with you. If she's got something to say, she's not afraid to say it! Her giggles when her daddy squishes her chubby cheeks light up our world. We love our little girl, former blueberry nose and all! (Did I mention she sleeps in until 8:30 now?)