All messed up

Lydia got bitten my something (I personally think a mosquito) Wednesday early evening just below the corner of her left eye, but we didn't think much of it. The next day, underneath her eye was a little red, which looked like she got a shiner, but nothing we thought we needed to be worried about. You can see it on the previous post in her dancing video.

Well, come this morning and the entire bottom of her eye was swollen. I called the doctor's office and the nurse said that since it was Friday and Lydia had been bitten in the eye, it was important for the doc to check it out. We still don't know what bit her, but anytime someone is bitten near the eye, there is a higher chance of infection because of the neighboring muscles and what not, which could lead to blindness. Shikes, right!?!? So, Lydia is on some antibiotics, which already seems to be doing in trick. It was hard for me to take her to the doctor's because it was my first time for a non-wellness visit. The doc said I should be proud that I made it over a year without having to come in...*sigh*, I guess so.

Okay, if the shiner wasn't bad enough, tonight Lydia and I were walking down the concrete sidewalk like we always do and she tripped and fell flat on her face. We had put some new shoes on her that were slightly too big and she was going down a slight slope, so the combination of these two factors did the trick. After unburying Lydia's face from my neck, I discovered a half dollar-sized bump on her forehead. I applied ice on the bruise for as long as she would let me and expected the worst, but hoped for the best. At least her bangs would cover most of it if it really got too noticeable. Oh, the joys of parenthood and having an adventurous, outdoorsy kid! :)

P.S. Don't forget to check out the new videos in the previous post; I know, this backdating is getting out of hand.