All messed up

Lydia got bitten my something (I personally think a mosquito) Wednesday early evening just below the corner of her left eye, but we didn't think much of it. The next day, underneath her eye was a little red, which looked like she got a shiner, but nothing we thought we needed to be worried about. You can see it on the previous post in her dancing video.

Well, come this morning and the entire bottom of her eye was swollen. I called the doctor's office and the nurse said that since it was Friday and Lydia had been bitten in the eye, it was important for the doc to check it out. We still don't know what bit her, but anytime someone is bitten near the eye, there is a higher chance of infection because of the neighboring muscles and what not, which could lead to blindness. Shikes, right!?!? So, Lydia is on some antibiotics, which already seems to be doing in trick. It was hard for me to take her to the doctor's because it was my first time for a non-wellness visit. The doc said I should be proud that I made it over a year without having to come in...*sigh*, I guess so.

Okay, if the shiner wasn't bad enough, tonight Lydia and I were walking down the concrete sidewalk like we always do and she tripped and fell flat on her face. We had put some new shoes on her that were slightly too big and she was going down a slight slope, so the combination of these two factors did the trick. After unburying Lydia's face from my neck, I discovered a half dollar-sized bump on her forehead. I applied ice on the bruise for as long as she would let me and expected the worst, but hoped for the best. At least her bangs would cover most of it if it really got too noticeable. Oh, the joys of parenthood and having an adventurous, outdoorsy kid! :)

P.S. Don't forget to check out the new videos in the previous post; I know, this backdating is getting out of hand.

Dancing with the Lydia

In honor of one of my favorite shows, "Dancing with the Stars", I have entitled this post accordingly. Don't forget to tune in to the show on Monday! Okay, so here's Lydia dancing to her current favorite song, "head and shoulders, knees and toes", sung by Puppy.


Here's another clip, but this one is of Lydia literally "playing with" a puzzle she got for her birthday from neighbor Annie. It took her a couple days to get the hang of it; first she was able to get the circle in the slot since the shape was easiest, and now she can maneuver most of the other shapes in (with a little pointing and proding from mommy).

Current events

My friends Wendy and Nick just found today that they are having a baby girl. Congratulations! We're going to be seeing a lot of Hello Kitty come January. :)

Today I bought Lydia's first Halloween costume at Babystyle. Last year she was only a month and a half old, so I just put a pumpkin bib on her, but this year she gets a bona fide costume.

Today I also booked our tickets for Destin, FL. Trung had an extra week of vacation, which we were going to "waste" in Houston, but we kinda just decided over the weekend to take a vacation. A couple months ago, we thought about going to California, but decided against it because 1) our "time share" thing that we have didn't have a property in San Jose or San Francisco and 2) we didn't want to bother with traveling with all of Lydia's stuff (stroller, playpen) if we didn't have to. Well, we pretty much changed our minds about #2 and now we're going to the white sandy beaches of the Gulf of Mexico in early October. Hopefully no hurricanes will hit while we're there. :(

Facebook

Since I am in my stalking mode (ma ha ha), I joined Facebook last night and have been going crazy finding all my long lost friends. It's been fun "talking" to some of them though it's pretty interesting to see who really cares to catch up and who doesn't. Oh well, let the good times roll. BTW, for my high school friends, there's nothing there yet about our ten year high school reunion next year, but here's a link for Taylor's Alums... http://www.katytayloralumni.com/

Small world

Okay, so I have this thing where when I want to find someone I used to know way back when, I REALLY want to find them. Today I decided I wanted to find my elementary/junior high and Baylor classmate Adam. After I got home from church and put Lydia down for her nap, I went on a mad search. I managed first to find an e-mail address for his brother, who I e-mailed, but who might not e-mail me back thinking I'm a bit looney. Fair enough. But then I ran into Adam's "family" website that his wife created. And the crazy thing is...I grew up going to church with her! She was even my church camp roommate our first year we were old enough to go! What a small world! Well, I've added their website link to my blog and left them a comment, so I'm hoping to hear back from them soon. Here's hoping!

Lydia's body vs. Whole milk

Lydia's little body doesn't seem to be reacting too well to the whole milk that I started her on yesterday. She likes to drink it, but I guess her stomach isn't used to digesting the lactose. It also doesn't help that she is getting a rash from her shots last week; supposedly, a fever and/or rash can appear 7-12 days later. So, I'm not sure if the upset stomach and diaper rash are from the shots or the milk. I'll probably give the doc a holla tomorrow if both don't clear up soon.

So, Trung and Lydia have a new game. Check it out...

RPI Mini Reunion

Trung's college friend Carlos from Jacksonville (far right) came into town for a conference; he came a day early on Sunday to hang out with some of his old RPI pals. We had a scrumptious Haitian lunch at Juan and Islande's house followed by some wii-ing at Sing and Maggie's house. Here's a pic of the fav five (from left to right)...Juan, Louis, Trung, Henry, and Carlos.
It's always nice meeting Trung's old friends and hearing all the stories from back in the old days.

Hmmm, speaking of which, I do believe my ten year high school reunion is coming up next year. Yikes!

Lydia's stats

We had Lydia's one year doctor's appointment today. She is 25% for her weight of 18 pounds, 6 ounces; 60% for her height of 29 inches; and 55% for her head circumference of 46 inches. She is awfully small, but the doc said since Trung and I are relatively tall and thin, that she should be just fine. After all, she is a human garbage disposal. The nurse wrote that Lydia was 46 inches on her little stat form...hee hee.

Happy Birthday, Dear Lydia

I can't believe my little girl is one! Time sure does fly! Gee, I can't believe I'm crying right now. *deep breath* One year has gone by, but we have the rest of our lives together. My dear Lydia, Mommy and Daddy will always love you! *muah* Sheesh, I'm going to be a wreck on her wedding day. Okay, so here I am sending you off at the end of Lydia's first birthday with a clip of her bopping up and down aka dancing.

OMG, I am seriously bawling over here.

Lydia's First Ever Birthday Party!

Yesterday we had about thirty people come over to our house to celebrate Lydia's birthday. We had tons of food and yummy half white and half chocolate cake from Ann's kitchen, the same place where my friend Laurie got my baby shower cake.
We didn't really do much, just ate, walked around with Lydia, and talked to people, but it was great just getting to see everyone. Thank you all who were able to come and celebrate our little girl's big day! :)
P.S. Hopefully I'll be able to find a better pic of her later.