in January this year<\/a> about trying to protect Hannah from mosquitos, and we\u2019ve had some success by returning to draping her cot with a mosquito net. That brought about another challenge by the way \u2013 Hannah refused to sleep with the mosquito net on, and it took both of our efforts to get her readjusted to sleeping with it.<\/p>\nThe net has been pretty effective in keeping mosquitos out when she sleeps at night. But it can\u2019t stop those critters from biting Hannah when she\u2019s not sleeping. That\u2019s about what happened over the weekend; Hannah has one bite near each of her eyes. You might not be able to tell clearly from the picture here because of lighting, but she looks a little hideous.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, our dear girl is still her normal cheerful self, apart from her occasional rubbing her little hands near her eyes. The antibacterial ointment we\u2019ve applied on both spots seem to be effective in reducing the swelling. More to report soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m really tempted to say that the presence of vicious mosquitos is a challenge unique to our part of the world. But then I think about those bull flies I had to swat every summer in Perth, I\u2019m left undecided<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m really tempted to say that the presence of vicious mosquitos is a challenge unique to our part of the world. But then I think about those bull flies I had to swat every summer in Perth, I\u2019m left undecided which of these two insect families I\u2019d rather live with if I had no choice!<\/p>\n