Odd milestone

I usually don't worry too much about milestones. They just cause stress, because Bitty can't wield a machete or throw a football.

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex_health/2010/05/can_your_baby_wield_a_machete.html

But today Bitty hit a milestone- his first wasp sting. Two wasp stings, actually, with his grandma as they sat on the deck looking out at the lake. He's a tough little guy, but unlike the bulk of his other encounters, the winged marauders caused many tears and much protestation as we tried to ice the swelling bumps on his knee and ankle.

He got a little ice cream to administer the antihistamine, which put him in better spirits. He tried to milk it again on the ride back to Nashville- when we stopped for lunch, his first idea was ice cream. He got half a sugar cookie from the Nestle shop, instead. We had to put our foot down.

We then got back and back to normal, with a walk around our neighborhood and a trip to buy some new toddler socks. Normal is nice.