Friday, April 18, 2008

OUCH!!!!

Well the big news this week is that Jonathan got stung by a wasp. Yes, it was horrible for both of us!! I was on the phone with my parents and saw him get down from standing at the sliding glass door. He made a funny noise and crumbled into a ball. I rushed over and picked him up and there was a wasp on the floor that he had put his hand on!! At first I didn't know where he was stung as his face was red and his hands were covering it. He finally took a breathe and let out a blood curtling scream!! I finally located the sting on his left index finger as I was searching him for where it was. I gave him benedryl and ibuprofen and ran his hand under water. I tried baking soda but he wasn't having any of it!! (yes, I know about meat tenderizer but I didn't have any!)

Anyway, I called the ER where I sometimes work and talked with the doc there. She was great to put up with my new mommyness! (is that a word?)!!

Anyway, his hand swoll to his elbow but after about 15 minutes, the benedryl kicked in and the swelling started to go down!. Poor baby! He fell asleep within the hour but I was so nervous that I made him sleep in my room for the night!! Needless to say, he slept better than I did.

The next day, I hunted down my association and vented my frustration with their not knocking down the wasp nests on the second story of my townhouse! Of course they were apologetic and say they are going to take care of it. You might think I am overreacting a bit but this is the second wasp I have found in my house by the slider. They are lethargic and crawling around! Yes, I am suspicious that I may have some in the house! or that they are getting in through a vent system.

So as a mommy with a mission, I called the pest inspector and am having them come to inspect the attic to be sure I am not running a wasp hotel up there!!

On a positive note, Jonathan is doing better today. He ran a fever yesterday but seems to be back to his happy little self today!

As for pictures, I do have more pics but my camera got left at mom and dad's when we were there a few weeks ago for Dad's birthday! They will bring it to me when they come for Jonathan's dedication on the 27th of April!

Well, more later....

4 comments:

A, K, E & S said...

we hope you're feeling better, jonathan- thanks for letting us know about what you've been up to. we hope to see more pics of you soon!
sarah and ellie.

Giju Nair said...

Yikes! Sounds scary - go get em re the wasps - giju amy and trey

Strider said...

I was on Ann's computer and saw this blog address. I did't know who it was so I checked it out while I was waiting for my coffee to brew. I'm glad I did. I heard you were a mommy now...congrats. I'll put you on my "blog trap line" to check out from time to time. Blessings. Mike

jonathanandme said...

jonathan has recovered from his wasp sting! My dad came over and knocked down all the nests after spraying them. I had already got the ones that I could reach but he got on the roof and got rid of the rest.
Jamera