a public service announcement

Non-allergic Amoxicillin Rash.

What started out as two mosquito bites, that the doctor couldn't say did or didn't look like Lime Disease, turned into a full body rash.

Apparently somewhere between 3%-10% of children develop this rash as a result of taking amoxicillin. It is also very common if you have mono and you take amoxicillin. Apparently developing this rash doesn't preclude you from taking amoxicillin in the future. Hummm...I will have to think about that the next time the doctor suggests antibiotics for Carina. By the way I truly don't think Carina had Lime Disease, I think she has incredibly sensitive skin, that according to Grandma Sue, comes naturally.

4th of July

July 4th 2008.  

We have a local parade that we have attended the last few years and these photos are from last year.  The parade has about a 98% participation verses viewership but it really is a lot of fun for the kids...okay and the mom's and dads.  Mostly it is dogs and kids on bikes decorated in red white and blue.

So about July 5th of 2008 I started thinking about how I could improve our showing for next year.  And this is what I, along with my wonderful mother in-law came up with.For those of you who have been around since Carina's first birthday I guess this shouldn't come as such a surprise. But Grandma loaded up the horse and cart and came to Portland so Carina could ride in the parade.   Carina was afraid at first and really didn't want to get on but once she saw her 90 year old G.G. was going to ride she was all for it.  And along the way Carina picked up her best Friend Wyatt which also helped.  (I see romantic horse and buggy rides in their future.)   

Wyatt's little sister Avery joined the fun and Carina took her job of holding on to her tightly very seriously.  As you can imagine it was a hit at the parade and we even had some people follow us home for a ride.

So now that just leaves me with what to do next year.