Pajama Party at school today!  I was so looking forward to wearing my Spiderman pj's.  I also was happy to get to take Monk Monk to school.  He has never been before.  Only children who take naps in the afternoon can bring a toy and since I am only a "morning student" I can't.   But today is different! Stuffed animals are welcome. Woo Hoo!

When Miss Melody was helping me get out of the car, she saw my pajama's under my coat.  She said, "Mason, did you forget to get dressed?"  I knew she was kidding and I laughed.  When she saw my red Valentine heart, she said it was beautiful.

We had hot chocolate (no marshmallows) and brownies as special treats for our pajama party.  Two boys didn't wear pj's but all of the other children did.  And Mrs. Annette had on pajama pants.  Miss Kathy had on house shoes.  The day was a success.

I found GGF's winter cap and discovered that it really keeps our head and ears warm.

I played nicely all day until 4pm, then we had to leave for my appointment with Dr. Lacour to see what those 12 or so bumps I have on my body are, mostly on my right side above my waist.  Mommy was sick and could not go, so Barbara took me and Daddy met us at the doctor's office. 

 My traditional picture taken in the doctor's waiting room.  My appointment was for 4:20pm.

 I played with the magnets on the magnetic wall.  At 5:20pm our wait was almost over.  Dr. Lacour finally came into the room.  He shook hands with all of us.

 My heart sounded great.

My ears and throat were in good condition also.  The bumps are molluscum contagiosum.   I got this virus from some child, somewhere.  It normally only affects children under 10 years of age.  The bumps first showed up about two months ago and I have gotten a few more since then, so we decided it would be a good idea to get them checked.

They will go away on their own in weeks, months, or up to two years.  Right before they disappear they will get "angry" and red and look like they are maybe infected, but that is just the way they act.
There is a treatment which would require doctor's visits every two weeks or so, to get a couple of them treated at a time.  They would blister, and might bother me, so it has been decided that we will just leave them be.  If I get some on my neck, then we might want to treat them so they don't spread to my face.  We did get a prescription for Triamcinolone Acetonide Ointment, 0.1%, a steroid that will help the skin around the little "warts" to not get red, rough, or itch.  We are to rub it on twice a day and wash our hands well after putting it on me.   I have used this same ointment before, but I don't remember what we put it on.

I weighed 39.8 pounds.  I am 42.5 inches tall, and my temperature was 98.0.

I think it was after 6:30 by the time we got my prescription filled and got home.  I didn't want taco soup, or anything else that was offered to me.  Finally I agreed to eat some cold cereal with milk and a breakfast biscuit.

GGM played cars with me until Barbara could get a few things done, then Barbara and I went into her room.  I played on the iPad while she did some computer work.I fell asleep at 8:40.