First Yellow Jacket Sting

Lincoln got stung on his big toe by a yellow jacket last Friday afternoon. He wasn't wearing shoes, but he had socks on. He was outside on the deck off the breakfast nook where unbeknownst to us a colony of yellow jackets had started building a nest just six inches from the door. When he came to the door to come inside the yellow jacket was on his sock and then he got stung and started screaming. Kara was holding Evan, so I pulled Lincoln's sock off. Kara called the doctor's office for advice. We tried to put a baking soda paste on his toe, but he was uncooperative. We tried to keep his toe in cold water, but he fought us. He cried and cried and cried while his mommy comforted him. He did not have an allergic reaction.

Here is a photo of sad Lincoln, but it wasn't taken that day. We were too busy comforting the tyke to take photos.