Vivianne vs. the Mosquito
Vivianne got two, what seemed to be harmless, mosquito bites on her right cheek over the 4th of July, and a few on her ankle. We didn’t see her scratching them, but they increasingly got worse, and on day three she woke up with her entire right eye swollen shut. The doctor assured us that it was not an infection and said not to worry that it is a common reaction from the bites. He said we could give her children’s benadryl for the itching, but the swelling would just have to go away on it’s own. AGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! So it is finally starting to go away, a week later. We are hoping she’s not allergic to mosquitos, but she just might be.
*Yes, Granny, we are using bug spray, Avon skin-so-soft, you name it…we’ve got it all ;-)
Here’s a picture of the reaction not quite at it’s worst, but close to it.
1st Pony Ride
She looks a bit nervous in this video, but when she was done, we were forced to stand in line again for a 2nd ride…and then after that one was over only a promise to go swimming stopped her pleas and cries to ride again.
Ever play the game high/low?
My conversation with the librarian yesterday:
Librarian (In her super sweet, almost syrupy voice): Oooooo…looks like we’ve got a baby due soon!
Me (Smiling): Yes, I guess so, October.
Librarian: Ohhhh, I think it will be here before then!
I have no response as I am not really sure what to make of that comment. I just kind of smile and hand her my materials for check out.
Librarian (In her now giddy voice, looking at me almost with a twinkle in her eye) : Twins??
There’s a slight pause for my brain to actually register what she has just said/implied. I wonder if my facial expression matches at all what I am feeling inside.
Librarian (Very quietly now): Or is it just one?
Me (Smiling…trying to play it off like it was no BIG deal) : Nope, just one.
She hands me my stuff and I start to walk away.
Librarian: (Realizing now that she may have put her foot in her mouth, follows up with) : You really do look great!
…Yea….that was my DEFINITE low!
I leave the library feeling like a tank and head to go pick up Vivianne from camp. Another mom whose daughter goes to the same camp greets me as I come out. She asks me how I’m feeling. I tell her I was feeling pretty darn good up until my previous encounter at the library and I proceed to tell her what happened. She is appalled. She then goes on to tell me that a good friend of hers had a baby two months ago and that friend recently went to a wedding where someone said to her, “I thought you already had your baby?”
WOW! Who are these people!
I do believe there is such a thing as pregnancy etiquette. If you don’t know, DON’T ASK!
Just Another Day at the Beach...
(Make sure your sound is turned up…you can also view the movie in full screen by clicking the full screen button on the bottom of the youtube screen)
LOL
I was taking something out of the oven yesterday and Vivianne was close by and I said to her to stay there (where she was, so she wouldn’t come close to the oven). Thomas walks in the kitchen behind her to be close in case she doesn’t listen and Vivianne says, “Watch out, Papa, mommy’s cooking!”
What a difference a year makes!
The first picture was taken exactly one year ago today! The outfit still fits ;-)
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