What a week!

Of course, today is Gwendolyn's birthday, and we're well into the celebrations, as the accompanying photos show. But let's step back a bit and tell you a little more about what happened this week...

On Monday, Gwendolyn woke up with a bit of a limp and voiced some complaints that her right leg was sore. The limp persisted for a couple of days, so Daddy took her to the doctor to get things checked out. The diagnosis: transient synovitis, or an inflammation of the hip joint. We'll let you Google the term on your own if you're interested in the details.

At any rate, things weren't improving by Thursday, so Daddy called the doctor, and the doctor said: go the Children's Hospital emergency and have them look at things. (Apparently, an unexplained limp can also mean some pretty awful goings on in the hip joint.)

Off we went last evening, and thankfully, the diagnosis at the hospital was the same. So -- nothing to worry about at this stage, and things should clear up on their own by early next week.

Now, this is where the story gets interesting. On our way home from the hospital, literally two blocks from home, we were the victim of a hit and run accident. Fortunately, no one was directly impacted, and we were able to walk away from the car. Gwendolyn was a trooper: no tears, and she seemed to enjoy all the attention she was receiving from the firefighters and police officers attending the scene. We managed to get the plate number and make of the offending vehicle, and had a number of witnesses lining up to make statements to the police.

We are going to the doctor's office today to get checked out, but so far, everyone seems OK. A little shaken and a whole lot of thankful, but OK. Our car has a good deal of damage, and we'll have to deal with insurance and the like next week, but we're not complaining: things could have been much, much worse.

Unfortunately for Gwendolyn, some of our birthday celebration plans have been postponed due to the events of the week. We're thinking a birthday do-over in January might be in order. Today, we're enjoying being happy and healthy with our terrific two-year old.

Happy Birthday, little one!