John surprised me with a box of See's chocolates for Valentine's Day yesterday afternoon. I'd been not-so-subtly leaving See's Candies advertisements around the house for over a week now, so it was pretty much a given that when John showed up with a one pound box of chocolates (thoughtfully picked out to not include any coconut) he knew he'd totally be gettin' some last night.
The chocolates were amazing, as See's chocolates are known to be, however, they did have one bad side effect. Alex, having finally gotten over the flu, wanted to try the candy. He's not much of a chocolate lover, he's much more of a gummy worm / TootsiePop kind of guy, but really, who can resist See's chocolate? I gave him a caramel, he loved it. I gave him a mint, he loved it. I gave him a nibble of a mocha, he loved it, then broke out in hives over his chest, belly, back and neck.
Having suffered from skin rashes his entire life, the hives barely phased him at all, though I'm sure anyone else would be madly itching their skin off. Since it was only a skin rash, and the allergic reaction didn't appear to be affecting his breathing and the hives stopped just below his ears, no swelling on his face at all, I decided to let him go to bed and see how he was in the morning. This morning, the rash is still there, but not any worse than last night. I put his prescription cream (for eczema) on and it seems to be calming down a bit, though he still looks like he slept in a pile of poison ivy.
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