Taylor's Mysterious Marks

About two weeks ago, our nanny reported some weird rash on Taylor's arm.  That day, my mom picked our babies up on her way home from work.  She, too, mentioned the weird spots.  We have yet to figure out what it is.  It looks like a burn, but it is not raised.  If someone didn't know better, they would probably assume that it is a birthmark.  Nothing was out of her usually routine for the day.  She wasn't exposed to anything unusual.  She still sleeps for almost 20 hours, so she was swaddled up for most of the day.  I checked her blanket - nothing there.  She hasn't acted like it bothers her at all.  The weirdest part is, it seems like this "rash" goes completely through her arm.  There is an identical mark under her arm directly below the spot that is on top of her arm.  Plus, there is a small mark on her torso where her arm touches her body when she is swaddled.  What is this???  The only thing I can think of is maybe it is some sort of reaction to her vaccine.  We follow a very conservative vaccine schedule, so she just had her first this month (Polio).  This red mark appeared the day after.  Only thing is, its not anywhere near the injection site.  Can't figure this one out!  We asked her doctor.  She had no clue what it could be, but guessed hives and said it should clear up in about three days.  Nope.  Still here and going strong.  I asked my naturopath friend.  She suggested milk thistle, which will cleanse her of any toxins she is holding on to.  She also wondered if it was maybe Roseola, which is something I considered.  I also wondered if maybe Christian had spilled some of his milk on her arm, thinking she could have a strong cow's milk allergy.  We put some milk on a little bandaid and applied it to her skin.  Nothing.  So for now, we are trying the milk thistle.  As long as she isn't feeling bad, we aren't too worried.  It sure is a funky thing, though.

You can see the spot under her arm here:

And here you kind of see the spot on top of her arm:

A closer look at the one on top of her arm:

 Under her arm

 And here is the small spot on her torso:

(its hard to get a picture with a squirmy baby as the subject!)

Rockport

Last week the four of us drove 7 hours down to Rockport for our family reunion.  This was our smaller Randol reunion.  I say "smaller" because we also have one that consists of second and third cousins, great uncles, great aunts, etc.  All of my mom's siblings were there with the exception of one.  Rocky and her family live in Charlotte, NC, so its a little harder for them to get over to Texas. 

We have not had this little reunion in about 4 years, so it was definitely due.  I don't think I have seen my younger cousins since before I was pregnant with Taylor!  Way too long!  Especially considering I used to see them almost every other month. 

I wish I had a bikini body like Taylor! 

 Ryan is usually Christian's taxi at the beach, but Shane worked out just fine.

I tried to talk Christian and Lukas into jumping.  They wouldn't have any part of it.  (um... kidding!... ?)

 I love baby hineys!

 This is what we were all looking at over the pier...

 That "bad crowd" that Mom always warned against...

 They each caught about 20 hermit crabs under the pier and were VERY proud of them.

 They compared the day's catches.

Christian found a dead fish and carried it around with him all day.  The weather was pushing triple digits... I can still smell it.

 The cottages had such an awesome pool.   It felt like a lagoon.

The guys sat around the pool like this almost every night.  Each night they had some sort of different adventure at Walmart or on the pier... I didn't ask too many questions.

This is actually how they stand when they talk to each other.  I just happened to capture it on film.

 Taylor and her great grandma...

 Shane and Corky - see any resemblance?

 Christian and Mattie

 Christian and Macie

 Taylor and Karen

 Taylor and Jen stylin' it up

 The kids tried to play Memory but it ended up a disaster!  It was hilarious to listen to all their rules.

Its pretty, um, obvious (uh hmm), but this is Christian's pretty face and Lukas's cool face.   

 Newest baby cousin, Connor

Christian thought Colton was soooo funny!

 All the pretty girls catching a p.m. tan

 Christian needed to hold Ryleigh's hand so she would be careful.

 It was torture getting this picture!

 This is what I was working with.  One of these things does not belong (Sesame Street tune)...

Taylor always cooperates : )

 Ryan brought some sexy with him, I guess.

 A little more finesse...

 The kids kept pulling up these clear jellyfish looking things, only tentacle-free.  The crazy thing was they glowed neon blue when touched!

 My camera couldn't get as shot of the glow, but it looked like tiny glow sticks lined the insides of this gooey blob.

Fun times!  Can't wait for next year!