Addy is doing great & Business is.... well, growing :)

For those of you who have been asking, Adeline is doing great. Thank you so much for your thoughts, e-mails and prayers!

For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, a few days ago (its not clear when exactly) Adeline was bitten by some type of bug (its not clear what type of bug)....(as you can imagine the doctor celebrated my observation skills). Right away I noticed the bug bites were extremely swollen on her shoulders. I remembered my Mom telling me that when we were small children that we responded in a similar way to mosquito bites so I didn't think much of it.... until Sunday morning when I woke up to this:



For those of you who can't tell Addy's face is EXTREMELY swollen! You can especially see it in her left eye (the one that appears on the right in the photo). In this next picture you can see how it was all the way over the bridge of her nose and into her right eye too (the one that appears on the left in the photo).



Here's a reminder of what she normally looks like.



So, the difference was, in my opinion, quite alarming.

By God's grace I am not prone to anxiety or panic when it comes to crisis situations... but I definitely had to actively ask for God's help in remaining calm when I woke up to my beautiful little girl resembling "Chunk" from the Goonies.




Despite the obvious deformities.... she was happy as a clam! So, after asking God to help me to relax, I fed her breakfast and called the doctor's office to speak with the on call nurse. The nurse recommended giving her Benadryl and taking her to the Urgent Care facility if it didn't go down. So, naturally, I brought her into the Urgent Care straightaway. :) After all, I wasn't going to sit around all day and stare at her face constantly wondering if it was worse or better!!

The doctor essentially told me the same thing I wrote above.... she was having an allergic reaction to a bug bite... But, he did absolve any fear that the swelling was also occuring internally. He checked her throat, ears and lungs for wheezing and checked her out as all clear! He sent us home with a prescription for a steroid to remove the swelling and a topical cream. I opted for Benadryl instead of the steriod (the doctor said this was fine, Mom :)) and the swelling is almost completely gone! She's almost back to our precious, beautiful girl!

On a more attractive note, I took some pictures of some little girls in my church today. I am trying to build a portfolio to officially start a business with price lists and all so two beautiful little girls were a welcome addition! I'll put up some more of what I took but here's an appetizer!


















This one I went back and forth on and I think I've decided I prefer it in black and white:





One of my favorites....





More soon!