Spencer happened upon a yellow jacket nest without knowing it, and they were not happy about it. He got stung about a half dozen times at least on his face (eyes, cheeks, lips). Matt was near him when it happened so he grabbed Spencer and threw him into my arms because I was on the other side of the swarm before we ran in the house. Spence got it the worst with Matt getting a couple stings on his arms. I was lucky and only got one sting on my arm, and Julie got one on her finger when she tried to get a yellow jacket off of Matt's shirt.
It was very scary! Spencer's face started swelling immediately so we rushed him to urgent care since we didn't know if he was allergic or not. The doctor saw us as soon as we got there because he wanted to check Spencer's airway to make sure his throat wasn't swelling. Everything looked good so he said to just try a cold compress (Spence was having no part in that) and Benedryl to stop the itching and swelling.
I know how much my one sting hurt, and I couldn't imagine the pain that Spencer endured on his face. He is such a trooper! He cried a lot when it happened and for a while after. He wanted to cuddle with Mommy and actually waited by the door the whole time I was at the grocery store getting the Benedryl.
The 3 pictures above were taken probably about an hour after it happened. His lip and right eye were the most swollen, but he also had one on his finger that was giving him trouble.
This was taken the next morning. His right eye was almost swollen shut. I don't think he even noticed that something was wrong with it. The only thing he did when he first woke up was to try to lift his eyelid. After that, he acted fine.
This was later in the day. Still swollen.
I took the kids over to Aunt Beth and Steven's house one afternoon to go swimming. Spencer wasn't sure that he wanted to go in and actually stayed in this position for a long time. Mommy finally just picked him up and handed him to cousin Steven in the pool who finally got him to come in.
And as soon as he was in the pool, he had a great time!
Spencer has recently discovered covers and now loves to cuddle under them whenever possible. He wanted to watch Elmo one morning in Mommy and Daddy's bed and had to be under the covers.
Kate is showing off her mad rolling skills here. In one day she learned how to roll from her back to her tummy and then back again. She is unstoppable now. Look out!
And then she crashed in Mommy and Daddy's bed from all the rolling with Spencer's blanket tucked under her chin. Developing is hard work!
