Day 222

Today I am thankful that our encounter with the yellow jacket didn't turn out as bad as it could have. The family came with me up to WSU so I could turn in some paperwork. We took the kids out behind the buildings so they could play, and as we were coming in, a yellow jacket attacked and stung poor Adelin. Alfredo picked her up and it kept coming after them, swarming around them and wouldn't leave them alone. Poor Adelin was crying so hard, she was obviously in so much pain. We finally got the thing to go away - I think Alfredo killed it - and took Adelin inside. She had a bloody spot on her nose, and her cheek was red and slightly swollen. It was so sad. However, after all of that, I have to say that I am so thankful that she only got stung once, that she is not allergic, and that Alfredo didn't get stung at all - because he IS allergic. Thank you God for looking after my baby today and letting her incident only be a minor one. I'm glad that she is still too young to remember this. I know that she was in so much pain for a couple of hours after - thankfully it is all just ancient history already.