Maybe our kids are just unlucky ...

I am a planner and a plotter.  I want to anticipate every event and have a suitable plan of attack designed for every possibility.  Of course, as parents, we continuously are thrown curve balls but Eric, Samantha, and I have become a great team who rally to the occasion.  And we've had to do that a lot this year due to health reasons: pneumonia, pneumonia again, hand foot and mouth disease, stitches, my breast cancer scare, my skin cancer scare, and, now, Lola's burns.

Eric received a call at work Tuesday from daycare; apparently Lola had blisters on her feet and she was uncomfortable, and they wanted him to come get her and take her to the doctor.  Eric had a mental picture of tiny little bumps that would accompany a virus or something.  The reality was much more staggering.  Lola had second-degree burns across the pads of both feet.

Lola did not understand why she could no longer walk, why she suddenly was in so much pain, and she cried a lot that afternoon and refused to be anywhere but in a parent's arms.  As always, her doctor was great in treating her and trying to reassure us, and we now have a ten-day treatment plan that will make her better.  Lola was in great spirits Wednesday -- totally joyous and laughing.  We reminded her that she could crawl and now she zooms wherever she wants on her hands and knees. 

Day 1:  The blisters that caused daycare to call Eric

Day 1: Bandaged and medicated by the doctor, but Lola refuses to be out of a parent's arms:

Day 2: our 1st attempt at treating her ourselves  (Lola was all smiles except for that 20 minutes period)

Day 2:  Raina, Mama Cow, and Lola racing through the house.  Yes, Lola speed-crawling is keeping pace with Raina semi-running.