Bedbugs. At least we're pretty sure

Poor kid is really getting the worst of it. Readers may have heard via facebook that we think we have bedbugs. And that they are in Naomi's room/bed. She's certainly gotten the worst of the bites. 20 on her face alone at last count. We went to a great pediatrician at the recommendation of my neighbor, but the doctor couldn't confirm that it was bedbugs. Most Koreans will say, 'We used to have bedbugs, but it's not a problem any more.' We beg to differ.

We can't really throw away the bed, because it belongs to Joe's school. And anyway, they might well have spread beyond the bed. We've been letting Naomi bunk in with us, and that seems to have slowed the biting, but we'll see. the bites are not really serious - like mosquito bites - but it's pretty darn itchy and it's hard to stop Naomi from scratching till they bleed.

Today I will go to a pharmacy with a piece of paper with Korea writing on in, which I believe has the name of a spray insecticide. I'm not optimistic. I've heard that the only way you can really get rid of them is an exterminator. Updates to follow.