He's such a cute little booger...right! He is so cute in fact, that mosquitos from miles around flock to him...something that cute must be delicious! Seriously. We will be somewhere hanging out and nobody else in the entire group will get a bite...Will is covered. It would be one thing if it ended there...but no, the bites form whelps, he scratches...then come the scabs...always lovely...and generally there is swelling as well. He is uncomfortable and we spend tons of time trying to get his skin back to normal.
Note...we are taking this sensitive little human to a mosquito infested foreign country!!! WHAT!!!!!
You say "D", I say "fence"....D-fense, D-fense...
Robbie found a spray to coat Will's clothing. So, this was on my "to-do" list yesterday. As I have learned, instructions are helpful. I read. Certain phrases seem to stand out...things like "Do not spray directly on or otherwise allow to come in contact with skin, face, or eyes."...."Avoid breathing vapors or spray mist"..."Wash thoroughly after handling and before eating"...then in the First Aid section it says "If inhaled...move person to fresh air. If person IS NOT BREATHING..." Yeah...now I know this task must be done during Brooklyn's naptime!
OK, B is napping, boys are playing Wii...time to spray Will's wardrobe. Out I go to the patio. (didn't want to chance that the stuff might melt our yard...figured concrete was safer). Spread all clothing out. Spray. Things are going well, but this project took 2 bottles, so as I near the end of bottle one the spray isn't coming out well. OK, pick up garment and begin to spray it...yikes...what was that I read about coming in contact with skin...vapors...not breathing.....
AHHHHHHHHH...."I'm melting, I'm melting...." Nope. Not really. Not even a burning sensation. Nothing. Stupid warning label.
Well, to be on the safe side I place the remainder of the garments on the trash can as I spray. It held them upright so I could hold the bottle straight. It was a bit boring so I amused myself with thinking up good excuses to tell the garbage collection company to explain the masacre of my bin.
Guess what...the trash can did not melt either. And...bonus, it will be mosquito free through up to 6 washings!!! Actually, I'll have to read the fine print to see if that applies to trash cans.
So, here's the wardrobe...all sprayed and ready to pack. (and yes, I did spray the boxers Will wears as pjs too...I stopped just short of spraying his actually underwear)!! Now, don't mistake me...this is not our only line of defense. Will is also going to be sporting a mosquito repelling patch (worn on his body for 36 hours at a time) as well as a spray of Cutter several times a day (just for good measure).
Yes, we plan to photograph him in the dark just to see if he actually glows.
Do you think he will thank me for this later? Me neither...but it makes for some fun times on the blog!
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