Friday when we got home from work and Grandma Draudt's I realized he had a really bad rash ... it was really bad around his diaper and his tummy. Mr. Gav has super sensitive skin and I thought maybe he was just having an eczema flair up and maybe something got on his skin so I gave him a bath. After his bath he was very upset and the rash was getting worse and moved to his face and now not only were his ears swollen but his eyes were starting to swell as well.
After talking to a couple people I called the doctor and the nurse said to bring him in right away and it sounded like he was having an allergic reaction.
When we got to the doctor his whole body was bright red and swollen. The doctor they said he was for sure having an allergic reaction to something. They gave him a steroid and a few more to take home for the next few days. They told me to give him some Benadryl and that would help with the itching but to watch him closely for the next few days as the reaction could last for five days and if anything changed to take him to the emergency room. His oxygen levels were also a little low and they said that the steroids would help with that as well.
The medicine he was given has helped immensely. We're still not sure what caused the reaction. It was such a scary experience and I pray we'll never have to go through that again.
Since we weren't sure if we were going to have to take Gavin to the hospital so we decided not to spend the night up the canyon. Grandpa and Mimi didn't have cell reception where they were so we went up the canyon for a delicious dutch oven dinner and campfire.
Brooklyn tripped a couple times and had a few traumatic experiences up camping but she was alright after a few tears were shed. She had fun feeding the chipmunks at the campsite and was the most excited to tell everyone about the chipmunk that ran up Grandpa's leg. She had a blast making s'mores and was so patient waiting for the marshmallows to cook. She would only use the potty in the trailer and wouldn't use the campground toilet.... Can't say I blame her there is something unnerving about sitting over a giant dark hole.
Saturday morning we got up and got ready and headed back up the canyon. We had breakfast and went to Cascade Springs and hiked around for a little bit. Gavin started walking just a few weeks ago and is just getting better and better at walking so he walked around on the trail with Brooklyn and Mimi for a while.
Brooklyn is such a good little hiker she didn't complain at all and loved looking for the fishes in the water.
Thank you Mimi and Grandpa for working so hard so we could have a fun camping weekend.
Sunday while I was in the shower Gavin was already dressed for church and just hanging out in the bathroom. Chris was out helping Brooklyn get ready. I noticed Gavin had gotten really quiet and and I was squeegeeing the shower door when I realized Gavin had his hand in the toilet. I yelled for Chris and he ran in and grabbed Gavin. Luckily he just got the water on his hand and not on his clothes. You can bet that will be the last time I'll ever forget to put the toilet lid down.
We were running late to church and couldn't find the keys and had to search for 15 minutes to find those.
To top everything off Gavin is getting his front top two teeth. They haven't completely broken through the skin but you can see them working their way out. Gavin's been a little Grumpy Pants but we love him none the less.
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