We really didn't do much for the 4th - I thought it was kind of a let-down of a holiday with it being in the middle of the week. We just went out to lunch, took a nap, and grilled. Henry has been getting fussy in the afternoons because of his new teeth, so I cooked with him in his favorite place. We couldn't get him to sleep any other way...once I got him on my back, he was out in 30 seconds.
We didn't do very well at cooking all-American. I made chicken burgers with peanut sauce - they were very yummy.
And Leo and I made an orange cake with cream-cheese frosting (all out of a box or can).
I fell asleep before the fireworks, so I don't have any pictures of that. We can see them well from our driveway, so I fell asleep on the couch waiting. So, Daddy and Leo watched the fireworks together. During the fireworks, Leo got lots of mosquito bites. Because of all the rain, the mosquitoes are especially bad here this summer. Well, yesterday (Thurs) one of the bites looked like this. I was pretty concerned.
So, I gave him some Benadryl...and it seemed better this morning. Then worse this afternoon - it was redder and about twice the size it was yesterday. It was a little longer than my palm and about the width of my palm. I took him in to the doctor this afternoon, and it is infected. We got a shot, a round of antibiotics to take 3X/day for 10 days, and ointment to apply 3X/day. I think it looks better tonight, so we have faith that it won't interfere with our plans for next week. Fingers crossed.
