Happy Birthday Alexandra

I can not believe it, my little girl turns 5 today. It seems like just yesterday when we packed our bags to go to the hospital and have her. She has turned out to be a great little girl so far, don't get me wrong - challenging at times - but a great kid. Today was low key, school during the day, swim lessons in the afternoon and then dinner at home. Daddy got Alexandra a dozen hot pink roses and a cupcake - her dreams have come true!

Is that an Ear?

Well we really can not go a weekend without having some excitement in our lives. This weekend would not be any different. On Sunday, Daddy, Alexandra and Anthony all worked in the front yard. Alexandra came inside to get me and soon after that Anthony walked in as well. From across the room, I noticed he looked really red, but as he got closer - I noticed something was wrong with his ear. He was hitting and pulling at it, but only when he stood right in front of me did I realize it was actually twice the normal size.

Of course, Mommy panicked and we tried to take him to the emergency clinic. Luckily for us, they would not take him and before we rushed to the ER, we decided to give the Benadryl a few moments to kick in. Within an hour, the ear was starting to go down in swelling and return to a normal color. By the next day, Anthony was back to normal.

This whole episode might have only cost Anthony a few hours of his life, but I think I aged about 5 years from the stress. Parenthood can be highly overrated at times.