4th of July

Yesterday was the 4th! It was AJ and my 15 year anniversary...crazy to think about! We did have a wonderful morning, as we all headed to my parent's for the 4th Parade and a day of sun

at Grandma & Grandpa's pool! Ella was very excited to see that Grandma had decked out there bikes in Red, White and Blue decorations. Ella's was even complete with a HUGE TY teddy bear that had a flag on his chest (he was perched at the top of her bike...). We all walked over to the parade and had a great time. When we got back to Grandma's, Kaitlyn's eye was swelling up. It occured to us that she had been bitten by a mosquito the evening before. Within the next hour, it was very puffy and purple. AJ went to get her some Benadryl at the store, and we gave it to her right away. Of course, she went down for a nap rather easily after that. By the time she woke up, her eye was swollen to a slit and her face was puffy and purple. Then, she began crying and was very inconsolable. This went on for 30 minutes, and I paged our pediatrician. Of course, they asked us to come in right away! Kaitlyn screamed the entire way to the ER, and at one point was so exhausted, she stopped, turned her head, and closed her eyes. Of course, I was very scared. I ended up having to unbuckle her seat and wake her up. We got to the ER and they saw her right away... The Dr. explained that this year's mosquito's have a pretty bad venom in comparison to previous years, and he of course made mention of West Nile Virus. We made it out of there in under 2 hours! She will be fine with some Benadryl and ice packs... we will then need to follow up with the Dr. about possible allergies to some insects. Uncle Sean is severely allergic to bees, so we do worry abot that as well. Kaitlyn's eye is much better today!!!