Ava has been so sick these last few weeks that there were a few days that I thought she may never get to have a birthday party. We had to cancel it once because of her illness, and then almost cancelled it again after being in the ER with her the night before. Ava had a cold and fever for several days, and then on Christmas day she woke up with a rash on her stomach and back. They think that it is a reaction to the medication that she was on, but we have to keep an eye on it since it is lasting a little longer than normal. She was a trooper and the doctors said that we could still hold it, but she might not look the best in pictures. The theme to her party was "The Hungry Caterpillar" (one of her favorite books). My mom made a super cute caterpillar cake and Joel's mom made adorable cookies.
We had the party at the gym of our church so that we could have a jump castle for the kids to play in. I think that it was the hit of the party for anyone under age 8.
We made crayons for the kids to take home with them.
Ava had fun but was extremely tired by the end of the party. You can kind-of see the rash on her face in the picture of her opening gifts. We gave her some benadryl before the party and by the end of the two hours she was beat. I cannot believe that she is two already. Our baby is a little girl now. These last two years have been amazing and gone by way too fast. Joel and I cannot imagine life without her. She brings us so much happiness and adds such an excitement to our days. We love you Ava!!
These last two pictures are just for document sake...
This is how her rash looked the first day (a few bumps on her belly and back).
This last picture is two days into the rash. It is even worse now. Hopefully it will end soon because she is incredibly uncomfortable.
6 comments:
Oh poor baby! That is the worst feeling seeing your child in pain! I hope she starts feeling better soon. Happy 2nd Birthday Ava!! We love you
Poor Ava. That rash looks itchy/painful. Hopefully it goes away soon. Thanks for inviting us to the party. Kade had so much fun!!
Poor thing.......glad she is feeling better. Jaida had one like that when she was like 6 months and it was so scary. You guys go all out....holy cow....nice party! Happy Birthday to sweet Ava!
OH my goodness Jen! That rash looks so horrible! It looks like the Roseola virus Allie got when she was about 9 months old. It was a rough week! She had a horrible fever too and then just broke out in a rash just like that! Poor Ava!! :-( I hope she's better now?? Has it gone away yet? How was her party? Sorry we couldn't make it! The Hungry Caterpillar theme is super cute!!
Adorable. And it was SO good to see you. Wish that we lived in the same city so that we can do it regularly.
Oh I feel so bad for her! She still looks adorable in every picture though. The party looked fun and Im glad you still got to have it. I miss you! Let me know when she gets better so we can hang out
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