[do you love that he thinks he is still soooo cute? all posing for the camera? he was oblivious, poor thing. after i get him dressed every day he actually looks at me and says "Tyoote!" - translate cute. ]
ahhhh! our poor baby turned into a deformed alien dinosaur (we never could decide which suited his look best. oh dear. ). apparently he has a pretty bad mosquito allergy, this is the second time he has swelled up from a bite on the face but for SURE the worst. the morning after the bite, his forhead was a bit swollen, nothing drastic. by the afternoon, he had a MAJORLY portruding forhead
[images courtesy of the iphone]
like so.
then, the swelling drifted south and started making his eyes swell up...
like so.
mind you, this was on the 24th of july, so later that evening i have all sorts of lovely images of him looking like this. call me vain, but i saved some sparklers so i could recreate a few now that the swelling has gone down. it's that bad. you'll see.
and then the next morning, oooooh the next morning!
swollen shut.
like so.
the DOC said there is nothing to be done other than good old fashioned benadryl, which max thinks is delicious. it isn't serious and it actually didn't really bother him, much to our great shock! so we just had to wait it out.
did i mention that we live in west davis county, which is, ahem, known for it's mosquitoes? because we do.
the good news is that things are currently back to normal.
and we are buying stock in mosquito repellant.
p.s. does anyone know of any good natural mosquito repellant? something about dousing my child in DEET makes me squirmy. i have heard garlic tablets . . . ?
p.p.s. consider this my blogging rebirth. we have had lots of fun things going on and i am renewing my efforts to share them here again.
holy cow! and i thought i swelled up! poor little guy! have you seen those mosquito clip things? you clip them on and it's a little fan that gives a scent out mosquitos hate- try that! :)
ReplyDeletei'm pretty sure you can get them at target
Yikes! Poor little guy! Like I know anything about this, but appearantly you can buy citronella plants! (I guess others work too) You can check it out here: http://wwwhibiscusandmore.blogspot.com/2009/07/mosquito-repellent-plants.html
ReplyDeleteOh poor Max! That is some insane reaction! Am I allowed to say he looked a little like Sloth from Goonies? Thats pretty harsh...but you did call him an alien dinosour...
ReplyDeleteI used to have a repelent that was all natural. It was a lemon grass or something. It smelled a lot better than the usual stuff. Good luck!
Oh my gosh - that doesn't even look like Max in those pictures. I can't believe they make him swell so bad ... poor Max!
ReplyDeleteoh so sad!! My little sister got stung between the eyes by a bee when she was around 3 or 4 and hers actually started looking a little bruised! It was not good! We tried to stay home for a few days! haha! I do love that he is totally posing for you and oblivious to the fact that his face is not quite proportionate!
ReplyDeleteOh my, I just skimmed over the pictures really fast and thought to myself is that Max's cousin or something they look a lot a like. Ha THen I got to the bottom and started reading. Poor baby. I would have freaked out. Your so great with those kinds of things. Glad he is back to normal. Thank goodness it didn't hurt him.
ReplyDeletethat is so sad. poor guy.
ReplyDeletei was at walmart the other day and saw burts bees mosquito repellent. i'm not sure if that is natural, but it may be better than the others...
That is seriously amazing how swollen he got overnight!! Those dang mosquitos... I was out in Farmington on the 24th too and I experienced the worst mosquito fest ever! I ended up coming home with 50 mosquito bites up and down my legs and one on every toe!! Oh, the pain!! Did my husband get bit?? Not even once... I don't get it!!
ReplyDeletewe now all know what Max looks like as a blonde asian boy:) I seriously was laughing out loud, I have NEVER seen anything like that! have fun with the benadryl, is he sleeping like a champ too?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.care2.com/greenliving/safe-bug-repellent.html#
ReplyDeletePoor thing! That is so sad! Good luck with keeping away from the mosquitoes! At least it didn't bother him, right? That would make it so much worse.
ReplyDeleteoh your poor baby! i'm so glad to see you posting again btw! i saw
ReplyDeleteum,i saw this article while looking for something else on that site
http://www.ehow.com/how_5241584_make-natural-summer-insect-repellant.html
you could also look on the left to see more articles that are a little similar- hope this helps!
Oh my gosh.. POOR MAX :( I thought my mosquito bites swelled up pretty bad... NOPE!.. He is still cute all swollen up... Hope he gets better fast.
ReplyDeleteOh no, this is the saddest thing ever! I am surprised it doesn't bother the poor lil guy. Why is he still one of the cutest little boys though? haha
ReplyDeleteNO WAY!!! I have NEVER seen anything like that!! Poor kid!
ReplyDeletePoor little boy!!! He is still so cute all swollen up! Drew has lots of food allergies but no mosquitos...that is crazy! Glad to see that you are back to blogging...take care!
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that is by far the worst thing ever! i can't believe it got that bad! crazy!
ReplyDeleteoh jessica! how sad is that last photo? glad he's feeling better. i have totally been using OFF on daphne all summer - soooooo if you find something really great and natural - let us all know!!!
ReplyDeletePoor little Max! So glad to hear that he wasn't bothered. This might sounds weird, but I have found that I get left alone by mosquitos if I wear bath and body works lotion. The thick, creamy kind, not the runny lotion kind. I am a former mosquito attracter to the maximum, but now others get bitten while I don't even notice them. If he doesn't mind the scents, try that :)
ReplyDeletewow! those are some pretty amazing pics. i have NEVER scene anything like it. poor guy. glad he wasn't bothered by it.
ReplyDeletethere is a organic line called california baby/kids. you can get it at target and whole foods. the stuff smells great! not only do they have mosquito repellant, but sunscreen and more. good luck!
oh my gosh!!! that is seriously the worst bite I have ever seen! He is going to love all the pics you have of him like that. Good thing that wasn't permanent! Glad he's back to his cute self.
ReplyDeleteOy Jess. Sad. I saw an article recommending spraying the area u will be in with origional listerine... odd, but she said it works. Really well. So I say go for it!
ReplyDeleteAvon Skin So Soft is supposed to be a great repellant. Good luck, even swollen he's a darling little guy.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that I found your blog! The exact same thing happened to my son just yesterday. He was bit by two mosquitos on his forehead (the one place I didn't spray him)the evening before and looks EXACTLY like your sons photos. I didn't believe that mosquito bites could do this or even take so long for the reaction to occur. I'm so glad that you posted this so I no longer feel like I'm crazy! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting this. My son looks identical to your max also due to mosquito bites. It is very reassuring to me to see someone else with the same condition, and especially to hear that he's back to normal now. It is scary! And I absolutely love your photography. It's simply beautiful. I wish you were in boston
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