boy, bites, & benedryl

"Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy." -- Sarah Ban Breathnach

Saturday night Boy was bit by something while we were at the fireworks, but we didn't realize it until yesterday morning when he woke up and his ankle and foot were swollen and red. By 10pm last night the swelling was pretty bad on his foot, ankle and calf and covered red. Of course urgent care was closed at that time and I didn't think it was bad enough to warrant a trip to the ER so we held out until this morning to see our Pediatrician.

I'm glad we didn't freak and do an emergency visit somewhere because there isn't much they could do. Apparently he had an allergic reaction to whatever bit him and it wasn't infected so that was good. The treatment for this is a liquid medicine STRONGER than Benedryl, which to some people may sound like a blessing -- my pediatrician stated that they sometimes use this as a sedative for kids...hmm...not my kid!

Benedryl and Boy do not go together. He has the total opposite reaction to Benedryl, where most kids get tired from it or even can't keep their eyes open....Boy stays up ALL NIGHT LONG. Seriously, all night...

...long...

This happened to us last year or the year before when he happened to need to take some due to a cold that he had. He stayed up around the clock, couldn't sleep. 2am, 3am, 5am rolled around and he was still up. 7am still up...finally at 11am he fell asleep and I nearly did a dance of joy....until 2 hours later he was up again and ready to go for the day.

So, Benedryl is bad, very very bad in our house and now my Pediatrician has prescribed something even STRONGER than Benedryl to help with this weirdo bug allergic reaction thing. However, I must say that so far he is not all hyped up, but it is 10:45 and we are still battling him to fall asleep...

I will let everyone know in the morning...wish me luck please!!