McKinley has been taking a few steps at a time for the last little bit, but since this last week, she has started officially walking! She doesn’t like to crawl anymore, unless she needs to get somewhere fast. She looks pretty cute, wobbling around, but she’s getting steadier each day.
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On another note, I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this or not but we’ve noticed for awhile that Lucas has had this bump right above one of his eyebrows. He fell on it once and the swelling never went all the way down. So at his 3-year appointment, we mentioned it to the doctor and he said it was a cyst. So we went to an eye specialist to have it looked at, and he agreed that it was a cyst. He recommended getting it removed, as it will continue to grow as Lucas does, and could damage his vision.
So unfortunately there was no where around here to get the surgery done, so we found a place in Salt Lake. So this Wednesday is the initial appointment, and potentially the surgery could happen on Friday, depending on what the doctor thinks. So far it doesn’t sound serious, but any surgery is always stressful. So if everyone could remember Lucas in your prayers later this week, we would really appreciate it.
We’ll definitely keep Lucas in our prayers this week. I hope that everything goes well. We love and miss you all.