Nana, Papa & Hives

We just spent a weekend with Nana & Papa. They arrived Thursday night and just left this afternoon. Caleb acted like he had just seen them last week which was wonderful. He quickly jumped right into Papa's arms and wanted to play! They arrived with jumping beans in a little porcupine pouch, one of Caleb's favorite treats! We took them out to dinner for Mary's birthday in downtown Noblesville and we all enjoyed a nice ice cream at Alexander's before heading back home.

Friday we had our final walk thru at the new house which was nice for Mary and Ted to see. We took a quick walk along the nature trail by our house and Ted was showing Caleb a few different plants including some wheat grass which he plucked for all of us to taste. When we got out of the car for lunch Mary noticed some hives all over Caleb's tummy. Oh my! Kerry and I were freaking out! Was it the wheat grass? Did he have allergic reaction to a plant? I made a call into the doctor who instructed us to give him Benadryl and apply hydrocortisone creme and that should clear it up. Okay. Later that night Mary and Ted got to babysit Caleb while Kerry and I went to see Coldplay with some friends who had graciously purchased us tickets prior to our move. It was an awesome show and our first date night out since we had moved so it was nice we had family in town to watch our boy. They had a great time with Caleb and said he was a perfect angel.

Saturday morning we woke up and the hives had spread all over Caleb. We were panicked. What on earth could have happened? He had red spots all over his body. We drove him over to Urgent Care when it opened and the doctor assumed it was an allergic reaction to Amoxicillin, an antibiotic he had been taking to clear up his cough for the past 2 weeks. Apparently an allergic reaction can take place towards the end of the dose on the 2nd or 3rd time it is administered. He had taken it once before for an ear infection, but apparently his body did not like it this time. Great. I had blamed Ted for the wheat grass causing this breakout which I later apologized for. Again, who really knows, we can only go on the doctor's assumption and they aren't always right! She prescribed a stronger antihistimin and a steroid for the itching. After 24 hours of taking the medications, the red spots have gone down significantly, but are still present. Hopefully they will be gone in the next day or so.

After returning from Urgent Care we spent a few hours at Connor Prairie Park which was cool. It is the Nation's finest outdoor living history museum. They had the 1859 Balloon Voyage which Mary really wanted to see. Her and Kerry did the balloon experience where you can take a tethered hot air balloon ride up 300 feet. They loved it and had a great time up in the sky while we watched below. Curious George was also a special guest at the museum, but once we got in line for a photo with Caleb and Mama's favorite monkey, he kept saying, " No George. No George." Kerry took his parents to a local winery while Caleb was supposed to nap, but he didn't. The Odegaard's invited us all over for dinner which was lovely. Mary and Ted had not seen their oldest daughter Maddie since she was a baby. How time flies.

Sunday morning we went to church and brunch afterwards. We also promised to take Caleb to the splash pad to show his Nana & Papa how much fun he has there! He loves it and did not want to leave once again. We got him home for a nap and woke him up before saying goodbye to our family for the weekend.

Saying goodbye is always hard, but you look forward to the next visit. The hardest part for us was when Caleb kept crying for "Papa.Papa.Papa." It breaks us.