Earlier this week, Liv came inside after being outside and had some mosquito-like bites on her face (the above pic). We weren't sure what type of bite they were, but they were swelling. Benadryl seemed the obvious answer so we gave her some and she went to bed. The next morning I was mortified.
Her lips were HUGE! She couldn't really talk or hold her pacifier in her mouth. We could make out a "HUUT" (hurt) as she pointed to her mouth while sobbing. Off to the doctors.
She seriously looked like a different kid. At her worst the entire top lip was at least 4 x's the original size. It was awful (sorry Liv). It turns out she had dropped her pacifier when she was outside, a fire ant(s) got on it, she popped it back in and they stung her. The part I can't believe is that she didn't cry when she got bit. I was somewhat worried her lips would never return to normal (I repeat, they were HUGE, the doctor called her the Angelina Jolie baby), but a few days of benadryl and...
viola. She just has some scabs left now. If we can ever get her to stop scratching, they'd go away too!
5 comments:
OOOH MY GOSH!!! The poor girl. I feel soo bad for her. Good thing she is feeling better now, and lookin' like your Olivia that you (we) all love!!!!
OHHHHHHHHHHHH, OUCH!!!!
Fire ants are the scourge of the earth.
Well, women using limp plumpers should just smear fire ants on their lips. Hey...we should open a buisness...I have plenty in my backyard.
That is so sad! I'm glad she's feeling better.
You're right! She looks so much better! Thanks for letting me come by today. I enjoyed our visit.
Poor Livvy! That looks like it was really painful. I am glad she is better.
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