the holiday season

Holiday parties have been happening left and right. In the tinsel frenzy Lucy has been a champ. She had her first ear infection and first fever this month. Definitely not my favorite firsts,but we knew it was gonna happen. We're all looking forward to a little vacation and some time with Buzz and Nana

Santa came to Atlanta!

lucy wasn't afraid of the man in red. Yay for beards.

dots, hives and rashes: My polka dotted baby girl

Today we met Erythema multiforme minor. Blech. Poor little Lu had some little dots yesterday evening that began to look a lot more like hives by 3 am and had pretty much taken over her trunk with hot red welt-y things by 6am. The photos REALLY don't do it justice. Color me crazy terrified. Thank goodness for Nana on speed dial and the notoriously calm Mike.

As it turns out this malady looks a lot worse than it actually is. We got in to the Pediatrician and discovered that rather than a food allergy, as I had suspected with the hives, she has an odd infection. No fever so it's not contagious, just scary huge welts. She's happy and seems to not eve be itchy. I itch just looking at the welts. She such a cutie patootie, and a touch little one. These can last up to 2 weeks. I'm hoping we clear it up sooner. Adventures in parenting for sure!