Ellie is the type of girl that flings herself off the bed trusting someone will catch her. She heads down the stairs on her own not worrying about the consequences. When Alex first started navigating the stairs he would always wait for us to hold our hand when going down. Ellie believes she can do anything Alex can and her curiosity worryingly has no limits. Yesterday evening Emma took Alex and Ellie for a stroll and play on the beach. Ellie found a portuguese man of war (blue bottle) jellyfish lying on the beach and just had to pick it up. Emma had to rush her home as she was in lots of pain. She was rubbing her face and also Emma's so now it was worse. When she got home we soaked her hands in vinegar and fairly quickly that calmed her down as the pain slowly faded. It was quite a sight, Ellie sitting in my lap with her hands in a bowl of vinegar, her face all red and puffy and we couldn't tell if it was from all the crying or whether she had spread the stingers to her face. Emma's neck was now hurting and we were worried Ellie had spread the stingers to her face and eyes. (Interesting point is some web sites say to soak in vinegar and others say not to, some say to rinse with fresh water, others say sternly no fresh water, only salt water!)
We decided it would be best to take her to the hospital to have her checked out, so Emma was off to the Royal Hospital with Ellie again. (Ellie spent 4 days in the hospital in August with suspected Meningitis which in the end turned out to be a severe throat infection) It turns out Ellie hadn't been stung to badly. The doctor gave her some anti-histamines, some cream for her rash that was appearing and said to give her some more panadol and to keep a close eye on her through the night. The doctor said rinsing in vinegar the best thing for a jellyfish sting (The visit to the emergency room at the hospital:$20!!) By the time they got home Ellie was feeling much better and she had a good night sleep. This morning she is back to her normal self and only has some small welts on her hands. Emma's neck is feeling much better also.
On the way home from the hospital Emma went through McDonalds since it was late and we had missed dinner. They had given Ellie an orange balloon. This morning when Alex found it he knew right away it was an "orange french fry balloon!" McDonalds french fries are one of his favorite foods and he already can recognize the McDonald "M"
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