The Sinclairs: Salem's First Birthday, a Hospital Visit, & Little Gym

My precious boy is 1 year old! Salem has brought so much joy to our lives. This year has passed with a blink of an eye. I remember vividly bringing our little boy home for the first time and Avery holding her new baby brother. I get teary eyed just thinking about it. We celebrated his special day with just our immediate family. We're going to have a big party for him when my parents get back from their trip abroad. Avery adores her little brother and prepared pretend cupcakes for his birthday days in advance. She was really excited to sing his birthday song and give him presents. She kept saying over and over "and he will let me play with them too!" On his birthday, we went to an event called, 'Sundown on the River'. There was live music and picnics everywhere. Avery especially enjoyed dancing and playing with the other kids. Salem enjoyed is first real cupcake and people watching. We had a wonderful time. Happy Birthday to my sweet Salem Boy!!
Before all of the birthday fun, we had a little health scare. Salem became sick after Avery's birthday party. He had a rash, virus, and double ear infections as I posted previously. Well, about 8 days after starting his antibiotics, our boy broke out horribly in a different type of rash. I noticed he was wheezing when I got home from work and immediately called the doctor. They sent us on to the kids' emergency clinic at the hospital. Salem was such a champ. He never acted as if he felt bad. We were at the hospital for several hours and given benadryl for a possible amoxicillin allergy. The next morning, Salem was no better. We went to our pediatrician and they are 90% sure it was a severe reaction to amoxicillin. Salem was given a 5 day cycle of steroids instead of the benadryl. Thank goodness, the steriods regulated his breathing and slowly reduced the rash. SCARY! I am glad it is something we know about and can avoid in the future. I'm so glad my buddy is back to his old self again.
Avery graduated from her first Little Gym class in our new town. She really excelled with this teacher. Avery's favorite things are doing somersaults and bar work.... and just running around laughing :). Avery also finished her swim camp this week. She did such a good job. I think she is pretty used to the water now and knows her water safety rules. The teacher was really sweet and gave the kids special treats after the last lesson. She said out of all the kids she coaches, Avery was the ONLY one who said thank you for the treat. I am a proud momma!

Little Gym Graduation