PART I
The first catastrophe happened while we all sat down for lunch, (Disclaimer-Papi was on the road and not responsible for any of these events). Michaella, who surprisingly finished first, was
playing on a riding car within less than a foot from us. Apparently, she had straddled it backwards and shifted her weight unevenly. In an instant she flipped over and ironically went forehead first into the infant safety gate. Go figure! There was lots of crying and blood but, considering the urgency of the 
situation, no one panicked. Diamar and I took her to Urgent Care down the street and after about two hours of waiting and evaluations, the Doctor concluded that she needed stitches. Actually, they could have used liquid band aide to create a type of butterfly stitch, but of course they were all out. So stitches it was.PART II
The second catastrophe was only a few weeks after the stitches came out. Diamar decided to introduce eggs to little Ricky and since Michaella is only three months
younger, I figured why not. Yes, that was not the best idea. So, off to story time at our local library. While I was putting Michaella in her car seat, I noticed that she had a small red spot on one of her cheeks. It looked like a heat rash, which is common for this time of year. When we took her out at the house both cheeks seemed
to be red. We took off her clothes and found hives on her thighs. Obviously she had an allergic reaction to something, maybe eggs. Diamar called her pediatrician and she recommended Benadryl. I rushed to the pharmacy to pick it up and when I came returned my sweet little princess had 
worsened. While her behavior was normal as she was playing and laughing with David and her cousin
, her body and face...well, if you have ever seen the movie Hitch with Will Smith you have some idea of what she looked like. Thank God the swelling went down by that evening at which point she crashed. Her ears were back to normal size the next morning. Pure comedy!
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