{April 15, 2011}

I pulled this tick off of my son's back tonight. Judging by the size of it I'm fairly confident it's a Deer Tick. We're pretty sure it's been there for at least 2-3 days given that's when Ian plowed through brush trying to figure out where the guineas are (potentially) laying. There is already redness where the head was, which means I'll be calling the doctor come Monday--sooner if I see a bullseye rash. I had Lyme's Disease when I was pregnant with Ian (ironic, no?) after I was bitten by a Deer Tick without even knowing. What we thought was a rash from a spider bite was luckily diagnosed by a diligent OB. A same-day, "emergency" visit to the dermatologist and blood tests confirmed their suspicions. Two weeks on antibiotics with Ian inside, and another 2 (or 4...can't remember) after he was born for both of us, and they pronounced us "cured." Whether or not that's true remains to be seen, but needless to say I know what to look for and I know not to play around with it.

Taken with my iPhone using the Instagram app with the Toaster filter applied.

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