It was a beautiful late April Saturday. Gwen was at Adventureland with her friend Jaclyn,
and Eddie and mommy had just come home from mall shopping. The day was so nice, and
he had spent half the day in the car or stroller, that I thought he might like to sit on the
porch with me and watch the cars go by. Usually he won't sit still when there's a tricycle
in sight, but today he fell back to sleep in my arms watching the trees sway slightly.

Eddie has had a little cold or the start of spring allergies this week. Daycare thought it was
an ear infection (which made us nervous considering he had tubes put in his ears several
weeks ago - mainly to prevent ear infections) but the doctor cleared him.

Eddie has been a little spacey this week, but considering this is his first spring in the U.S.,
I wonder if it was a reaction to the spores of new species of plants and flowers invading his
sinuses.

He was supposed to get a prothesis this week for the gap still left in the roof of his mouth,
but we re-scheduled it to next week, in order to give him time to get over the cold/allergies.

Next weekend is Gwen's first communion, so we are combining that party with Eddie's
christening party - the actual baptizing will be the Sunday after - but given that that day
is Mother's Day, and why have two parties a week apart - so Eddie will be puzzled at all
the people he barely knows grabbing him.

Gwen will be the belle of the ball in this mini-wedding for a 7 year old bride sans groom.

Sleep while you can Eddie! It's going to be a crazy time next week!