Random Updates And Funny Things Riley Says

• Harper was in to Dr. Fred's last week with a double ear infection.  Poor thing was miserable and had a high temp to go along with it.  She was prescribed Amoxicillin and ear drops. Later, over the weekend her fever dropped, but she began to break out into a rash on her tummy and back.  We stopped the Amoxicillin and the rash went away the next day. Turns out she had a reaction to the medication.
• Two weeks ago Harper broke out in hives as she was eating eggs and toast for breakfast.  We gave her Claritin, gave her a bath, and doused her in Calamine lotion and they eventually went away. We have been avoiding eggs as we're almost certain that it's the culprit.  So, now we're up to two potential allergies.
• Riley and Daddy went to Waterworks Park to fish and have a picnic.  Riley had a blast and came home telling all of their fishing stories.  She used her Barbie fishing pole and caught two fish.  Daddy caught two also.  She caught one that had spikes on it's back.  Daddy caught some mean ones that didn't let him get the hook out.  One of them got a tummy ache because he swallowed his hook.  She is very excited to go to the lake next week where she can fish some more.
• Riley just couldn't go to bed last night because she was just too excited to go to the lake.  Three minutes later she was out.
• Harper has transitioned to one early afternoon nap, while Riley is transitioning to no naps.
• Riley is really getting good with her "bike without pedals."  She's taken off with the balance bike the last few weeks and loves riding it.  As I pointed out to Brett, I always seem to buy her toys a year before she actually plays with them!  We think she may be ready for a bike without training wheels for her birthday.  She will be super excited.
• Riley started Sports Development through West Des Moines Park and Rec. a couple weeks ago.  I'd say it's worth the money to get the free "supplies" for the class: bat and ball, boingo ball (basically a four square ball), soccer ball, mesh bag, and a koosh ball.  It's a parent-child class and Riley is much more interested in playing at the park than attending the class.  Last week she took three, three minute, breaks to play because she was "tired and needed a rest."  July we'll start soccer through parks and rec.  We hope that will be more fun for her.
• I asked Riley if she could play any sport, what would she want to play.  She said "I don't want to play sports."  I asked her what she wants to do when she grows up and she said "I want to play hide and seek!"  
• Riley was in the room with me one day when I was getting dressed.  As she was sitting there she looked at me and said, "do your milk things hurt?"  I think she watched me pump a few too many times, or she just has a memory of steel!