New Allergist and an IMAX

I went in for Isabel's appointment with a new allergist yesterday.  I wasn't anticipating a long wait as it seemed they had wide open availability when I called to make the appointment the day before and I wasn't actually seeing the allergist, but her nurse practitioner.  We ended up waiting about 30 minutes.  30 minutes is a long time for a 3 and 4 year old.  Logan was doing ok until we all had to go to the bathroom.  Then the nurse rounded the corner and startled him and he had a full on meltdown.  It took a long long time to calm him down.  Once he was finally calm Isabel went to do some testing and the nurse took note about what has been going on.  The nurse practitioner came in and was great.  She was very understanding and receptive of my fears and anxieties, especially about our upcoming trip.  She renewed all of our prescriptions and gave us a prescription on prednisolone to take just in case (something our old allergist wouldn't do) and a prescription for the newest epinephrine auto injector, the Auvi-Q.  It talks!  Isabel took the trainer from me and listened to the directions and injected herself the fist time correctly!  I was very impressed.  Hopefully we will never have to use it, but it's good to know she understands what this is all about.  That is, as well as a 4 year old can understand.

I'm excited to meet the new doctor.  She trained at National Jewish Health in Denver, the leading allergy and asthma hospital in the US.  A friend recommended her very highly and the NP said I was going to love her.  :-)

Today we packed a picinic lunch and ate on the grounds of the state capital.  There are tons of trees and shaded spots to pick from.  We ate quickly and headed over to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum to see an IMAX film!  We saw 'Rocky Mountain Express.'  It was all about the trans Canadian railway and it was so good!  I don't think Logan had the full perspective when he was sitting in his own seat, but as soon as Brian put him on his lap his little hands went crazy!  He was shaking them and his feet any time a shot of the moving steam engine came on the screen.  It was really cool.  I could have spend the entire 43 minutes just watching Logan watch the IMAX.  Isabel fell asleep about 2/3 of the way through.  I think the Benadryl kicked in and she couldn't resist it's sedative forces.  The scenery of Canada was stunning.  Seeing a restored steam train make the cross country journey was pretty spectacular.

She had to try on brother's 'conductor' outfit.