Went back to the allergy doctor on Wednesday because my ears were still full, and I was afraid I was going to get another ear infection. I am just surprised that even with all the meds I was taking that my ears were still full. My nasal congestion was much better, but not my ears. So the allergy doc gave me some prednisone (steroids), which I really don’t want to take, but have no choice. She said they should clear me out and hopefully last until the first freeze. I am hoping the allergy shots start to kick in later this winter or early spring when all the good stuff in the air starts to come back. I just keep getting new and more severe symptoms every season. Ugh.

On another note, Luca is 5 months old today! I can’t believe how time flies. She is such a great baby that it makes me want another one! Actually, it’s the adorable interaction between both girls that makes me want another one. I must be crazy right!? I haven’t even mentioned this to my husband, so we’ll see if he reads this.  :) 

Ryan and Lola are going to the Circus on Sunday. It’s a Ringling Brothers show so it should be good, and they are sitting in the front row which should be even better! I’m sad I’m not going, but I get to hang out with Luca one-on-one (which hasn’t happened since I was maternity leave) so I’m excited about that.

I’m 33 years old and I got an ear infection! What the heck!? My allergies have been so bad that my ears were plugged up for almost 5 days, and apparently my ear canals couldn’t handle it. It was horribly painful.

I am trying new medications for my allergies, while I wait for my allergy shots to start working. My allergy doc said I should start to see a big improvement by the time I hit 1 year of treatment, which will be in May 2012. I had better start to see improvements by then or I am going to be broke and not happy. They just prescribed 4 meds, totaling $260/month (with insurance). I picked the one that worked the best and bought it for $75 and I’m just going to have to get by without the others. I have pretty much tried most meds at this point, and these 4 meds are fairly new on the market which is why they are so darn expensive.

Luca is almost 5 months old now, and she is seriously the best and easiest baby ever. She never cries and always smiles. Always smiles. It is wonderful! I’m afraid that she is getting close to crawling though… check out this video. She is waaaaaaayyyyy to young to crawl!