The trouble with ticks?  Last year, we had the very wonderful job of pulling two ticks out of Jake over the course of the year: one from his arm and one from his scalp.  This year however, we’re under siege.

Whether or not it is the unseasonably warm weather or not, we’ve had the very exciting opportunity to pull out six deer ticks so far this year – three so far this week.  Have you ever tried to pull those nasty little critters out?  It makes for very unhappy and squirming children, and an Olympic event of pulling them out smoothly enough to get the whole thing.  It’s critical that you get in close to the head so you don’t miss anything.  If you pull them while causing trauma to the insect, they can cause any blood they have taken to spit back out – potentially causing Lyme disease.  Neither do you want to tear them in two and leave any part of the body in …

So far, I’ve been able to get them all except for one in Isaac.  The little critter had chomped into his back and was not letting go.  It was the first time I didn’t get the entire little bug.  I’m afraid now that our littlest boy is not entirely happy.

This Tuesday tale is to tell you that tiny tick terrorism traumatizes tykes against tweezers.  🙂