happy birthday to the mayor

The Mayor is officially 3! And we started off the day just the way I like...by sleeping in. I think the weekend and the rainy Monday morning just caused this household to be flat exhausted and we all slept past 8:00...well, Love Bug slept until 10, lucky girl.

The Mayor enjoyed a birthday cupcake for breakfast (hey, you only have a birthday once a year, so why not?) and then we watched his new Thomas movie. After Love Bug decided to wake up, we fed her and then went to our Monday morning playgroup. 45 minutes later, we were pulling into the pediatrician's office.

Yesterday it looked like The Mayor was having an allergic reaction to some bug bites. So I gave him some Benadryl and an hour after that, he had the weirdest looking rash break out on his legs. This morning he looked completely fine, but by the time we got to the playgroup, he had these welts popping up on his arms and back. 45 minutes later he was covered from head to toe. His arms were covered in welts, his legs were all red, he had welts on his stomach, back and neck. I called the doctor and they could get us in, so we were off. Diagnosis: hives. So weird. He doesn't have a virus or strep (which can lead to hives) so he has unexplained hives. Which just goes along with everything else unexplained in his medical history...so annoying. Anyway, a dose of Benadryl and a good nap helped relieve some of the itching.

We took him to his favorite Mexican restaurant for his birthday and now he is bathed and being read to by D. All in all, a pretty good day.

this is what happened to his legs yesterday...quite scary...but looks worse than it is