Fire Ants!
George had his first experience with the dreaded fire ants today. I'm not exactly sure when he was bitten, as he never let out any indication that he was under attack. He did a lot of playing in the park, digging in dirt and sand piles, picking up leaves and sorting through sticks and at some point he must have encountered some of those fearsome bugs. I feel so badly that he was bitten. I had tried very hard to keep him from attack, since I am so sensitive to them. Luckily, it looks like he inherited DH's immune system instead of mine. He never let out a peep when he was bitten and doesn't even seem to notice the five bites on his hand. The swelling is minimal and he is playing just fine. If he'd have inherited my sensitivities, his hand would be two to three times its normal size by now.
With the exception of the ant bites, we had a great day yesterday. We went to toddler class and then met with friends at the park. George is starting to be able to play with other kids instead of just parallel playing. The park had a small rock wall surrounding the perimeter of the playground and the kids had great fun playing "train", balancing while walking on the rock wall "track" and occasionally losing balance and having "'derailments". George is very good with his balance and being able to walk on narrow surfaces.
