Last night, after the boys took their baths, I was putting lotion on them when I noticed a new "freckle" under Mason's underarm....it took me about 1/2 a second to think "tick". YUCK. It was still very small so he must have picked it up that afternoon somehow. Anyway....you know Mason....he stood in front of the mirror staring at it for about 10 minutes while I called my Dad trying to find out the best way to get it off. It is amazing how the first suggestion men make is, "Burn it off"......UM...Okay.....this is my child's armpit.....Are you going to be the one to explain to DHR why he has 3rd degree burns????? ha....anyway, after looking online, I have discovered Dad...that burning off ticks causes them to release some kind of yucky juice or something so...even if you wanted to burn your own skin...this would not be the best reason to do so. So, after rounding up Mason, who by now is showing off to his brother...."Look at My tick, Jack"....I proceeded to try to remove this thing with tweezers....my first attempt caused something to squirt out at me....Mason's blood or the tick's guts....I'm not sure which.....another YUCK.....second attempt basically decapitated the tick....so Mason now has a speck and a small lump where the tick's head is lodged. No worries, however; as the wonderful pediatrician has assured me that Mason's body will push it out as it would a splinter and just to watch for redness.
That was our excitement for the day :)
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