Last night Austin had the unfortunate experience of being stung by bees, not just once or twice, but 7 times! It happened at the Cub Scout Pack meeting in the back of the church. Of course he wandered into the wooded area, where the boys have been cautioned to stay away from, but they are boys and unfortunately, sometimes, they have to learn the hard way. Grayson was also victim to the yellow jackets and came away with 3 of his own. Poor guys! Thank goodness we had so many well prepared Scout leaders there to help us remedy the situation.
So this morning I lathered Austin up with Hydrocortisone cream and sent him to school with a note to call if he had any issues. One hour later the Vice Principal called and said Austin was itching like crazy and needed me. I pulled him out for the day and have been pumping down Benadryl every 4 hours and rubbing him with cream. Sadly, the affected areas don't look any better at all.
oh no! The poor guy -- he really did get the worst of it. When he came over to me I brushed 3 wasps off the outside of his shirt. But he was still dancing and grabbing at his shirt. Sure enough, after stripping him down there was one still inside his shirt! But really, he took the situation really well. I hope everything starts to heal soon.
ReplyDeleteGrayson is still itchy and swollen too! We did find some Benadryl gel at Walmart that you put right on the bite, and that seem to be helping more. Grayson said he's never going near those trees again!
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