Il Pinocchio, la zanza e un infectione

I decided to write two articles in as many days because I have not been that faithful lately when it comes to updating the blog. Parker is currently down for his nap and my wife is about to go outside to catch a few rays during the next couple of hours. That gives me time to sit down at the computer to write for a bit.

I had mentioned a little while ago that Parker's stroller had broken in several places from over-use here in Italy. My parent's bought it for us before Parker was born. It is a Peg Perego which is an excellent stroller and happens to be Italian made. So, a week this past Friday I took a subway to a baby store that is also a Peg Perego representative. They were able to take the stroller and get it repaired at the factory about an hour away from Milan. To be honest, this was probably the only thing we have ever bought that we actually sent the warranty card in. The result, they repaired the stroller by replacing two main parts and it only cost me the subway ride to the store.

I picked up the stroller Friday afternoon, one week after handing it in to them. While I was there I noticed that they had alot of nice things for babies and toddlers. First, I picked up Parker a set of large Lego type blocks. He absolutely loves playing with them. Secondly, I noticed something that my Nonna had brought me back from Italy over 30 years ago. I saw a wooden Pinocchio. It was almost exactly the same as the one I had when I was a child. I had to get one for the little monkey. I was very surprised how much Parker loved the wooden boy. Parker carries him around everywhere. I actually feel sorry for his monkey because he has taken a backseat to Pinocchio since yesterday.

Now, I am sure you have noticed from the images that Parker received a few mosquito (zanza) bites last week. We are pretty sure that it happened inside the residence while he was sleeping. We did not think too much of it and felt assured that they would go away by themselves. The doctors had seen them when they were small and said to wait a few days and we should see them start to get better. That said, yesterday we woke up and noticed how bad they looked and decided to take him back to the San Raffaella to have them looked at.

Apparently, they have become infected and without an immune system Parker needs some help to rid his skin of the staph bacteria that is most likely the cause of it. Parker restarted Augmentine yesterday and we hope to see an improvement by tomorrow. The last thing we want is for the infection to get any worse than it is. Parker has such a beautiful face that we want to rid him of the penny size welts that he currently has.

Tomorrow we will go to the hospital for them to look at his infection and for them to take some blood. Let's hope that both the infection and the blood test yield some positive news.

I am sorry for not mentioning this sooner but with everything that has been going on I have been preoccupied. We are very thankful that Auntie Natalie spent last week with us here in Milan. It was a very stressful week and having her here made things a little easier for us. Parker really enjoyed playing with her and is sending a million kisses her way! It was also great for my wife to have her best friend here.