Poor Baby!

Our last night in Egypt, we were invaded! Dougle and I were up late trying to get some last things packed, wind down, etc. Right before we turned off the lights, we noticed there was a mosquito in our room! So, we turned some of the lights on (just a small one so as not to wake up Canaan), sat on the bed, and started our stake-out. Well, we were surprised to find not one, or two, but MANY mosquitoes in the room. For the next 30 minutes, we killed a good 10 or 15 mosquitoes. Hoping we had got all the little buggers, we turned off the lights. Unfortunately, we woke up Saturday morning and discovered that we had been unsuccessful in ridding the room of all of them. While Dougle and I both sustained many bites, Canaan got the brunt of it! Our poor baby's arms and legs and head were covered with mosquito bites. They started out as just tiny red dots. About 36 hours later, they had swollen and were red, puffy whelps all over. He has about 8 on just his face, several on his head (it is bald, so we can see everything), about 15 on his arms and about 15 on EACH LEG! He hasn't run a fever or been sick in any other way (except for the stinky, runny diapers which is consistent with what Dougle and I have had). I checked just to make sure, but we were not in any Yellow Fever areas in Africa, so no one needs to worry about that! In addition, Canaan is up on all his vaccinations and shots, so we are covered there. The only thing I worry about is how he feels with all those bites all over him! The third day with the bumps he started scratching a bit. We try to distract him from them. I have given him a couple baking soda paste baths. They are supposed to help the itch and help draw out any toxins near the surface. The picture is one we did yesterday; Canaan wasn't impressed with being in a bathtub with no water and weird stuff being lathered over his body! So, the second time around I made sure to warm up the tub/bathroom before we doctored him up, and we had a Veggie Tales going to help distract him from any uncomfortable weirdness he might feel! I also read that rubbing a damp bar of soap over the bites helps alleviate itching and I have done this a time or two when he starts scratching. We also were fortunate enough to have brought some children's Benedryl to Moscow with us(really, the Walmart off-brand of it- but they sell nothing like it here). So I have given that to him to help with the itching and swelling. If you know of anything else to help him get through the next few days, just let us know! Our poor baby!

PS> Sorry the pictures are blurry. He doesn't stand still long enough to get a good picture!