Can You Guess??

The pictures below were taken just two hours ago. The injuries she has were sustained yesterday. Can you guess what happened?

Severe second degree burns? Raw rubbed places? Blisters?

This, my friends, is the work of a few mosquitos. MOSQUITOS! .
I had noticed when playing in her pool yesterday evening that a mosquito had landed on her back. I squished it and thought nothing more of it.
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The next morning she had a few dimes sized marks on her that I mentioned to the staff at school so they would know that she might itch.
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By 10am the owner of the facility was calling me and requesting that I take my child to the doctor before letting her return.
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According to our doctor, River is just one sensitive girl. The last time we had to visit him she had a rash all over her. It looked like she had Fifth's Disease. It wasn't an ailment, her skin just has a hard time with the heat. Apparently this was along the same vein. She has an incredibly strong immunity response. That's supposed to be a good thing even though it sure doesn't look like it.
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For those of you who are worried, she is fine by the way. It was a little itchy this morning but she doesn't even notice or complain about them. The doctor did say this could take up to two weeks to disappear.
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Let me know if you can suggest a good baby friendly bug repellent.
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No kidding. Mosquito bites.

Trick or Treat?

The date is set. River is scheduled to be delivered via c-section on October 31st. It looks like she just might be a Halloween baby. Of course, she may decide to come before then but having an actual date to focus on seems to have put JoAnna's mind at ease.

According to today's checkup and ultrasound, River is now 6lbs, 3 oz and has a full head of hair. . and I'm pretty sure I saw her wave and say "Hi Dad."

(Maybe I just imagined that last part.)

Meet My Daughter

I've been trying for hours to come up with something witty to say but words fail me completely. Yesterday, due to the miracle of modern technology and the fine folks at Mirror Imaging Ultrasound, I was able to see my daughters face for the first time.

I'll say it again; words fail me.

That's fine because words cannot compete with images such as these.

Meet my daughter. My ultimate pride and joy.












Thanks again to Mirror Imaging Ultrasound.