Dan and I decided that for our Anniversary at the end of July we wanted to take the kids on a little mini vacation. We decided to go to Long Beach for the weekend and explore the city a little. We planned to go to the beach on Friday but Friday morning before we left Ryan woke up with swollen hands and lips. So I took him to the doctor and they decided that he was having an allergic reaction to the amoxicillion he had been on for the last 6 days. So they had me stop giving it to him and start him on Benadryl every 6 hours. They also ran some blood work to make sure it wasn't something else. So we waited for the test results which all came back negative and with in an hour of starting the Benadryl the swelling had gone down so we decided to pack up and resume our vacation. We didn't get on the road till about 5 so we didn't check into our hotel till about 7.
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This is how Ryan looked when he woke up on Friday Morning.
Our hotel was amazing we had a corner room with a great view of the Queen Mary. Since we got checked in so late we decided to just stay in the hotel and watch a movie.
Then about 2 Ryan woke me up saying he didn't feel good again and I found him completely swollen again and this time he had hives all over his body as well. So I quickly got dressed and rushed him to the ER. We checked in at 2:47am and by 5 they still couldn't get the swelling to go down. It was so miserable to see him like this and there was nothing I could do about it. They had given him 2 doses of benadryl had cold packs all over his body and even tried another antihistamine. So finally a pediatrician came in and said that he need a steroid to help him and lucking with in 20 mins of the steroid he was feeling and looking so much better so we were discharged at 6:30 with medication in hand. 
When Ryan and I got back from the ER he slept for about an hour and then he was feeling much better so the boys decided to go see the Queen Mary. I was still really tired so I kept Megan in the hotel with me and we watched a movie and took a nap. They had a great time and loved exploring the ship and seeing a submarine. I was so glad Ryan was feeling so much better and able to join them in the adventure.
After the boys got back from the Queen Mary I took the kids swimming and Dan was able to do some reading!
We had booked a Harbor Cruise with our hotel so about 4 o'clock we walked down to the Harbor for our night out. The Cruise was a quick 40 minute trip around Long Beach Harbor which was perfect for all the kids. Megan and Ryan loved being on the boat but they were ready to get off after 40mins. It was such a gorgeous day it was nice to be out on the water. After the cruise we stopped and had dinner and then headed back to our hotel.
On the way back from dinner we passed a little shopping center that had a kids train so we let the kids have a ride.
When we woke up Sunday Morning we got dressed for church and checked out. Other than the trip to the ER it was a perfect trip.
Our hotel was amazing we had a corner room with a great view of the Queen Mary. Since we got checked in so late we decided to just stay in the hotel and watch a movie.Then about 2 Ryan woke me up saying he didn't feel good again and I found him completely swollen again and this time he had hives all over his body as well. So I quickly got dressed and rushed him to the ER. We checked in at 2:47am and by 5 they still couldn't get the swelling to go down. It was so miserable to see him like this and there was nothing I could do about it. They had given him 2 doses of benadryl had cold packs all over his body and even tried another antihistamine. So finally a pediatrician came in and said that he need a steroid to help him and lucking with in 20 mins of the steroid he was feeling and looking so much better so we were discharged at 6:30 with medication in hand. When Ryan and I got back from the ER he slept for about an hour and then he was feeling much better so the boys decided to go see the Queen Mary. I was still really tired so I kept Megan in the hotel with me and we watched a movie and took a nap. They had a great time and loved exploring the ship and seeing a submarine. I was so glad Ryan was feeling so much better and able to join them in the adventure.
After the boys got back from the Queen Mary I took the kids swimming and Dan was able to do some reading!
We had booked a Harbor Cruise with our hotel so about 4 o'clock we walked down to the Harbor for our night out. The Cruise was a quick 40 minute trip around Long Beach Harbor which was perfect for all the kids. Megan and Ryan loved being on the boat but they were ready to get off after 40mins. It was such a gorgeous day it was nice to be out on the water. After the cruise we stopped and had dinner and then headed back to our hotel.
On the way back from dinner we passed a little shopping center that had a kids train so we let the kids have a ride.
When we woke up Sunday Morning we got dressed for church and checked out. Other than the trip to the ER it was a perfect trip.
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