When Papa and Gigi were here this past weekend, we noticed a few bites on Nolan. One on his ear (which looked the worst) and one on his index finger. I thought they were mosquito bites- that is, until the one on his hand started turning purple/brown. It really freaked me out! In my fit of panic, I took him to the ER to get it looked at because earlier that day, the Orkin man found a couple of black widows while spraying. I thought my baby was going to lose his finger or hand!Turns out, I freak out over everything. Nolan did have spider bites, but not the extremely poisonous ones (like brown recluse or black widows). The Doctor said that he was probably allergic to the bite and that was what was causing the discoloration and swelling. He prescribed an antibiotic in case it got infected and a topical steroid to help the cells regrow quickly/stop the itching. The antibiotic was where I thought I would get the most hassle from Nolan, but he loves the cherry flavor and always wants "Mo, Mo" after getting it. The cream is the issue. The first night I put it on, he tried to taste it, so I put a band-aid on. He pulled the band-aid right off. So I used medical tape- he was more angry about the stickiness than anything! The only thing that I found that he wouldn't yank off and couldn't suck his finger was an ACE wrap. So, while it may appear my son has a broken/sprained wrist, that is not at all the case. He is just fine- except when he sees me coming at him with the cream and wrap. Then he runs!!!
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That's too funny that he tries to eat it! He is a handsome boy.
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