Bella got ate up by some mosquitoes, but here is my baby doll!

[Shell Beau]

She has been to the doctor for this nasty mosquito bite on her face. The mosquitoes are hardcore around here. They are getting her in the house while she is sleeping. We are doing our best to eradicate them, BUT here is my HAPPY baby doll!!!!! :)








:hi:

[vard28]

1. Her adorable, happy little face always makes me smile!

She just looks like she enjoys every minute of every day. Thanks for sharing! :hi:

[Shell Beau]

2. I was given the happiest baby on earth I swear! I am so lucky and

thankful! Thanks!! I love her to pieces. :)

[Midlodemocrat]

3. Shell, she's adorable. What an absolute doll baby.

[Shell Beau]

4. The mosquitoes better watch out!! They are tearing her up!

I am investing in some Avon SSS, but they love her. Her little bump on her face has turned into impetigo!! WTF? She is too little to have to worry about that damn shit. Bless her little ole heart, but as you can see, she hasn't a clue! Only mama is freaking!! :) In these pics, the bump looks great. Yesterday was a different deal, but now she is on antibiotics and benadryl!

[LostinVA]

8. She still can't purr

:eyes:

[Shell Beau]

11. BUT she is saying ma-ma now!!! That is awesome. For weeks

now it has been da-da :eyes:!!! Today I heard ma-ma! A lot!! :woohoo:

[LostinVA]

12. My sister and I did the same thing

I think fathers bribe their babies.

[Shell Beau]

16. They must! And I have to hear it all of the time too!

My husband always reminds me of her saying da-da first!! :eyes:

Of course, I would rub it in WAY worse than he does! But still...

[MorningGlow]

23. Try coming in last

After "dada", "g'an'ma", and "car"!!!!
:rofl:

He got around to "mama eventually...

[Shell Beau]

34. Oh no!! That is too funny!

Mama is the best though! You know it! Nothing beats mama, even if it took him forever to say it! ;)

[Midlodemocrat]

17. But, she'll eventually learn to use the toilet.

Animals can't do that, Castro.

[LostinVA]

19. Kittens only DAYS old can use the litterbox, Empress Dowager Cix

As cute as Bella and the Midlets are, they couldn't do that.

[Midlodemocrat]

20. Yeah, Fred, but you still have to empty it.

It's been about 10 years since I had to deal with Midlet poo or pee.

[LostinVA]

22. Can Shell Beau squirt Bella with a water pistol when she's bad? Or lock her in a cage?

Wait -- she does live in Alabama or someplace, doesn't she?

My poor Little Delta Kitten Baby.

:cry:

[Shell Beau]

26. GET IT STRAIGHT! It is Mississippi!

And we chain bad babies up! :P

[LostinVA]

27. I know -- I wanted to annoy you

Do the chains have spiked collars?

Bella would actually look cute in a spiked collar.

[Shell Beau]

31. She would look kinda cool in a spiked collar!

It could be her Harley persona! She has many. She is punk some days, rocker chick other days, and some days just plain ole cute baby girl! ;) My sig pic is her hippy persona!

[LostinVA]

33. You have to buy one now -- you KNOW they have baby spiked collars at the Harley store!

[Shell Beau]

35. They so do! We have one not too far from my house!

Be prepared to see Bells decked out in a leather jacket, do-rag, and spiked collar! I swear!

[LostinVA]

37. I want credit!

"Bella Rider"

[Shell Beau]

38. !!!! You so get credit! I love it!

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. awwww..poor Bella!

And she's such a happy baby! :bounce:

A suggestion for making your own mosquito net:
You could buy tulle netting and hang it from the ceiling around her crib to a couple of feet away from all crib boundaries so she can't reach or get tangled in it.
Just tack the netting to the ceiling (furring strips work well) and add two ribbons, about a foot in length each, attached from the top of netting dropped from ceiling near each side edge. That way you can roll it up and tie it all out of her reach when she's not asleep.

Tulle netting is inexpenisve, and you can tailor it to fit the way you want it to hang.
Plus, tulle comes in many colors, so you can go with the nursery colors, or a mix of several colors. :)


Thanks for posting those pics, Shell! I love seeing Bella! :hi:

[Shell Beau]

9. That is a fabulous idea! I think I may do that.

After freaking out about her cheek, the very next day, she woke up with another on her forehead and hand! I have to figure something out! Thanks for the idea!!! :hug:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. I Love that Charlie Brown head of hers!!

She is adorable :loveya:

[Shell Beau]

14. She does have the roundest head, just like my daddy and I did when

we were babies. :) Thanks!

[MorningGlow]

7. She's so HAPPY!

Love that little cutie! Hope the skeeters leave her alone!

[Shell Beau]

15. I lucked up having a happy baby! My next will probably

be a miserable little thing! :P

Thanks!

[MorningGlow]

18. ROFL that's why we only have one!

I keed...but not entirely. I always said that we lucked out having our mellow, polite, smart MG Jr., and we didn't want to push it by having another! Although maybe a second child would sleep all night, unlike the current kidlet...!

[Shell Beau]

32. I am terrified to have another. But I am also super excited.

I hope we are able to give her a sibling. She was 5 years in the making. After 4 failed pregnancies, she came about! I will be fine if she is an only child, but I do wish to give her a brother or sister. We will quit after 2, if we are lucky enough to have 2. She is all I need though! I can't imagine loving anything more.

[yellowdogintexas]

54. same here. I figured I had used up ALL my good baby points with her and

was fearful of what I would get the second time. Besides I was 36 when she was born and had NO complications, illness or issues. Figured I better not push my luck.

She is now 24 and a wonderful young adult.

[MorningGlow]

58. Yeah, I was 37, really close to 38

My midwife was damned twitchy about my age, especially when I told her I wanted to give birth without drugs if I could help it. When my contractions quit late in the game (during the "pushing" phase) she was poised to whisk me to an OR. (Didn't have to, thank goodness.) Kidlet is fine so far. He's entered the "lil' stinker" phase now (5 1/2), but I think I'll let him live to see 6. His level of stinkerness is still much milder than other kids' level of stinkerness!
:rofl:

[Fleshdancer]

10. Poor Bella! That bite is HUGE

I hope it doesn't bother her too much. :(

[Shell Beau]

13. She doesn't even realize it is there. I have been to the doc TWICE

now for that sucker. Of course, they probably think I am a loon, but it was so yucky. It actually looks good in these pics. She is so fair and has sugar sweet blood for those skeeters. I hate it. I was scared it was a spider bite, but it isn't THANKFULLY!

[Fleshdancer]

21. She reminds me of my daughter when she was that age

Beautiful pale skin, big blue eyes, red hair and a great smile. Bella's pictures make me want to have another one. :)

I'm glad to hear the bite doesn't bother her. I can see why you were afraid it was a spider bite.

[Shell Beau]

28. Someone said brown recluse, and I went straight to the doc!

They are very common around these parts. My husband got bit by one when he was younger. I take no chances.


I do love the combo or fair skin, red hair, and ginormous blue eyes!!We question it every day. The blue eyes freak us out. One of each of our grandparents have blue eyes. That is it.

[siligut]

24. She is adorable. I always click on your posts to see her.

We use Mosquito Dunks in our rain barrels. Each tablet controls for 30 days. Also, if she will drink brewers yeast, it makes our blood unappealing. The Avon stuff is good, you can also just buy citronella essential oil, and mix a lotion up yourself.

[Shell Beau]

29. I haven't heard of those dunks! I will definitely check those out!

The doc recommended the Avon stuff because her skin is so sensitive, but I am always open to new ways to keep those pests away. Thanks!

[Shine]

25. Pretty cute mosquito food you got there

:hi:

[Shell Beau]

30. I know! Thanks! I just wish she was mama food only!

;) I could eat her up all by myself! I don't need any help from asshole mosquitoes.

[tigereye]

36. aw, what a happy girl with a big smile for mom!

[Shell Beau]

39. It makes me feel so good! She loves her mama!

It makes my heart grow every day! I know, almost too sugary sweet! I am the first to admit it, but I can't help it.

[tigereye]

56. that's how it should be!

I look at pix of my son at that age and feel the same way. :hi:

[MadMaddie]

40. She is adorable!

Have you considered mosquito netting for over her bed?

http://www.mosquitonets.com/

http://www.longroad.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.100.exe/?E+scstore

http://www.mosquitocurtains.com/

[Shell Beau]

41. Someone else mentioned that! I am looking into it.

She got bitten once when we were outside, and then all of a sudden, in two nights, she got 3 major bites while sleeping. I am blown away by it. I did read that mosquitoes are attracted to the hemoglobin in baby blood. Not really sure how true that is, but my husband and I have yet to be bitten inside. :shrug:

[mentalsolstice]

42. Yep, our southern mosquitoes are buzz-saws

They're small but they can chew up a whole human, quickly. They've hit us late this year, I've been able to sit out and enjoy our knock-out roses peacefully for the past several weeks, but the skeeters have really started to bite this last week.

We have the most beautiful double Rose of Sharon tree off of our back porch (I always think of "Alice in Wonderland" when it blooms), but it's so hard to enjoy it because of the biters. It hasn't flowered yet, yet I can see buds, once it flowers it'll bloom through Aug.-early Sept, with the deepest pink/purple flowers. However, to enjoy it I'll have to give up pints of blood every day.

Mosquitoes are probably the 2nd most ruiner of my life besides family problems. But then again, if I could sit outside and enjoy my flowers and nature without scratching to death, I'd probably get through the family dysfunction a whole lot better.

[Shell Beau]

44. I just don't understand why they even exist!

Seriously! They serve no purpose!! x(

[merh]

43. she is just beautiful

:pals:

[Shell Beau]

45. Thanks merh!

:hi: :pals:

[Are_grits_groceries]

46. Hope the bite gets better.

I think the mosquitos are spreading the word about what a sweet baby she is.
The only thing worse than a skeeter bite to me is a chigger. Just one of those bastids can drive me crazy.

[Phentex]

47. So cute!

Even with spots. :)

I love bella pictures!

[In_The_Wind]

48. I love her red hair and beautiful smile!

Have you tried putting Citronella Oil on tissues inside her room and all the rooms around the house?

:hi: :hug:

[cwydro]

49. What a cutie pie!

[Rising Phoenix]

50. eeek

I love me some bella pics! Hope the little skeeters leave her alone! How great that she doesn't let them bring her down. By the way I will be checking in everyday for Bella Biker!

[Are_grits_groceries]

51. A sign you see in the South:

MOSQUITO: An insect that makes you like flies better

[applegrove]

52. She's such the Gerber Baby.

[Iggo]

53. Dang happy kid. (n/t)

[yellowdogintexas]

55. oh I just want to hug her! I love love happy babies that seem to say

"You're so glad to see me" when they look at you.

She looks like a barrel of fun.

[Kali]

57. I keep reading your subject line as

Bella got up, ate some mosquitoes, but here is my baby doll!
:crazy:

mosquito nets:
http://216.166.86.104/cgi-local/SoftCart.100.exe/index.shtml?L+scstore+qpgy2861ffb39eb3+1234214624

[WildEyedLiberal]

59. She is SO adorable

I love red hair, though, so maybe I'm biased :)

What a sweet baby! I don't blame you for bragging about her! I hope her bite gets better soon!