Happy birthday, Plei!
Today is the last day of classes (weee!) until two weeks from now when I will start summer school. But I get a solid (solid!) week off. Thank god.
I'm not looking forward to another scorching day. I have on a summer dress and I plan on wearing sandals too. I'm debating whether or I should walk or drive. Walk = better for me, cheaper too. Drive = air conditioner, and can haul stuff like paper, folders, etc that I need to bring home. Plus I can go directly from work to pick up the baby.
Thoughts?
Also mom-advice needed. Noah is covered with bug bites. We have bugs outside our door (mosquito central) and he spends all day at day care outside. How can I stop the bug bites from happening (don't want to use bug spray for obvious toxic reasons)? And when he does get them, how can I make the red welts go away faster? Luckily he doesn't seem to scratch them so much.
Kat, can you try Avon's Skin So Soft? It really works, and it's not a spray. I'm not sure about toxicity, but maybe if you only put it on his legs (i.e. not somewhere he'd put in his mouth?).
Seems like there should be baby-safe bug stuff out there somewhere, doesn't it?
Could you maybe put some citronella or soy based bug stuff on his clothes instead of his skin, Kat?
It's been a long time coming.
Yes, but it's not always the best way to get a satisfactory outcome. It's better to get someone defensive about doing their job right, rather than impugning their character, I've found. They're more likely to expend effort to show you how good a job they can do. Insult them personally, they waste cycles on indignation. I was mad and kinda blew up.
I'm supposed to be cleaning my office today. I'd actually rather be working. Of course, posting here is neither thing, but whatever.
Feed Noah lots of garlic! Actually, I don't really know if that works. I knew a woman who swore by it. Um, and you could tell she ate a lot of garlic. So maybe not...
my dad took garlic pills for a couple of years and the mosquitos didn't bother him at all. before that he was totally mosquito bait. he's stopped taking them again and you guessed it...they love him. so if that's an option, i totally recommend it.
sara, you are a wise wise lady.
Someone mentioned drying his clothes with a dryer sheet as a bug repellent? Ever heard of that.
I ordered some skin so soft... and I will see if I can find citronella for clothes. Poor little bit-ridden guy.
Kat: [link]
It's possible that the Skin So Soft works because it has citronella in it.
