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Huge Mosquito Bites / Welts On Our Toddler!

Huge Mosquito Bites / Welts On Our Toddler!

Ahhh gotta love summertime… We had a moment of panic last night when my 2-year-old came running over to me saying “Mommy, my leg so itchy!”  I took one look at his swollen leg and thought…here we go again. Last year Pinkie ended up with …continue reading…

Jun 22, 2010 :: {11}

Mystery bug bites take 2

Mystery bug bites take 2

Just about 2 months ago, my daughter Pinkie had her run-in with some mystery bug bites that turned into cellulitis.  This occurred right on top of hospitalization due to febrile seizures from her recent round of immunizations. As you can imagine — it was a …continue reading…

Oct 05, 2009 :: {15}

3 days of a high fever has turned into the Roseola Rash (again) [Updated Sun. 6:30pm]

3 days of a high fever has turned into the Roseola Rash (again) [Updated Sun. 6:30pm]

[UPDATED BELOW] Ugh.  For those of you who follow along here, you know this month has been a rough one. Our one-year-old had a reaction to her Prevnar shot at the beginning of the month – putting her in the hospital with febrile seizures.  At …continue reading…

Aug 29, 2009 :: {9}

my Bummas Review and how they prevent diaper rash

my Bummas Review and how they prevent diaper rash

  If you’ve been keeping up with what’s been going on around here the past few days, you know that Pinkie is on antibiotics for (what we think is) a reaction to a bug bite. As if she hasn’t suffered enough with THAT…now we have …continue reading…

Aug 11, 2009 :: {0}

Cellulitis getting better…mosquito bite allergy?

Cellulitis getting better…mosquito bite allergy?

Happy to report that Pinkie is feeling much better today (day 4) from all of this! She has been fever-free for 24 hours and her leg is showing signs of starting to heal and is no longer spreading past the line that was drawn Saturday …continue reading…

Aug 11, 2009 :: {15}