A Trip to Surfside Beach

On Sunday we decided to take a trip to Surfside Beach. It was the perfect beach weather. Hudson had a great time. We didn't think he would take to the water but he had a lot of fun splashing around and playing in the sand. We did the typical beach things...built a sandcastle, flew a kite, and splashed around in the Gulf. We had so much fun that I think we are going to try and go as much as possible this summer.

On a separate note, while we were getting Hudson out of the truck for our fun day at the beach we noticed his arm was a bit swollen. As the morning progressed so did the swelling in his arm. By the time we were ready to leave the beach Hudson's left arm looked like it belonged to the Michelin tire man. We gave him some Benedryl and went straight from the beach to the ER. After about a two hour wait the ER doctor told us he was bitten by some sort of insect(really?? I can't believe I paid $100 for that tid bit of information) and was having an allergic reaction (by this time his hand was turning blue). He got a dose of Benedryl and an oral steroid and sent us home with a prescription for some more of the steroid and a cortisone cream to use. Today is Tuesday and his arm looks ten times better than it did Sunday. We think he was bit by a spider sometime in the night.