David has been sleeping in his own room again the past 3 nights. We were so glad about it that we almost celebrated it with champagne. I think it had been almost a month that his room was under quarantine. After the exterminator fumigated the room twice, we took out all his books, seal them up, and washed all the beddings and clothings. We pretty much emptied his room entirely, except the bed and the empty bookcase. I wiped down all the walls with Clorox. I used the Swiffer dry and wet mop for the room over and over again to get the live/dead bird mites out. It was a lot of work and we are very glad that it's done. We had to throw out stuff that we couldn't really clean. David's room is officially sterile, the cleanest room in the house!
We learned a very important lesson from this, which is prevention. James and I were joking the other day that we'll be ready next year when the birds start to nest, we'll make sure to shoot any that would come near the house with a BB gun. But yeah, it's important to spray insecticide around the house, seal up any holes and be aware of any potential pests.
As you can guess, it has been a lot of work around the house. The kids are as active as they can be. I could never clear up the living room because they play there and spread their toys again and again. I wish to take them out more and yet I don't know where to go besides the parks, library, or shopping. Either way, it's very tough because Elizabeth is at the stage where she loves to roam around.
I've been having trouble with online shopping lately. Bad luck. I ordered some NBA champion items from Amazon.com (seller: Champs Sport) and Lakerstore.com. They are both giving me problems. I don't think I ever had any trouble before shopping online. If it wasn't for the gifts for Uncle Sunny, I would have cancelled everything. So if you have a choice, stay away from Champs Sport or the Lakers store.
We learned a very important lesson from this, which is prevention. James and I were joking the other day that we'll be ready next year when the birds start to nest, we'll make sure to shoot any that would come near the house with a BB gun. But yeah, it's important to spray insecticide around the house, seal up any holes and be aware of any potential pests.
As you can guess, it has been a lot of work around the house. The kids are as active as they can be. I could never clear up the living room because they play there and spread their toys again and again. I wish to take them out more and yet I don't know where to go besides the parks, library, or shopping. Either way, it's very tough because Elizabeth is at the stage where she loves to roam around.
I've been having trouble with online shopping lately. Bad luck. I ordered some NBA champion items from Amazon.com (seller: Champs Sport) and Lakerstore.com. They are both giving me problems. I don't think I ever had any trouble before shopping online. If it wasn't for the gifts for Uncle Sunny, I would have cancelled everything. So if you have a choice, stay away from Champs Sport or the Lakers store.
After waiting for over a week, the exterminator finally came yesterday. And he confirmed that the tiny bugs were bird mites! Quickly after that, he fumed the room, sealed it up and removed the empty bird nest outside. We had to wait for 5 hours before we could air out the room. Just for a precaution, I took the kids out for a bit, instead of letting them breath in any fume that might have leaked out, although the exterminator assured us that it was perfectly fine to stay at home. Well, I am just glad that it's taken cared of. I've been doing a lot of research online before he came and I came to the conclusion that they are bird mites, by comparing bug pictures and the bite marks on Elizabeth's body. I hope getting rid of the mites entirely after fuming the room once isn't a wishful thinking. I'm anticipating a lot of laundry washing and vacuuming and mopping for awhile. O my.
Watching Elizabeth lately has been quite impossible. We cannot contain her in a closed area anymore. She figured out how to get her way out. She even found out how to open the gate. Poor David, he got scolded and timed out by mistake because I thought he was doing mischief by letting Liz out. So yeah, she is a handful. She digs through my kitchenware, drawers, cabinets, etc. Then, she would run away with her loots. She still doesn't like to drink cow's milk. So there isn't much of a breakfast for her. She'll cry her way to early lunch in the morning. She is a rice girl and David is a fish boy.
Watching Elizabeth lately has been quite impossible. We cannot contain her in a closed area anymore. She figured out how to get her way out. She even found out how to open the gate. Poor David, he got scolded and timed out by mistake because I thought he was doing mischief by letting Liz out. So yeah, she is a handful. She digs through my kitchenware, drawers, cabinets, etc. Then, she would run away with her loots. She still doesn't like to drink cow's milk. So there isn't much of a breakfast for her. She'll cry her way to early lunch in the morning. She is a rice girl and David is a fish boy.
With David's room all sealed up, he has been sleeping with us. You can imagine how uncomfortable it is for James and I to sleep every night! Then, last night happened to be pretty hot, so we had the A/C on. The kids all loved it to play in the cool bedroom (Liz's bedroom has no A/C). So yeah, they all fell asleep there and Elizabeth refused to go back to her room. She screamed as soon as I put her down in her crib. It went on till almost 1:30 am. I was awfully tired and there wasn't no room for me to sleep in. Sigh* Why do I have to the be the only peasant/commoner in the house?! There were our King David, King James, and Queen Elizabeth, sleeping soundly.
It was David's third visit to the Syracuse Zoo and it was the first time for Elizabeth. They don't have that many animals unfortunately. But it worked out because it was close by and we didn't have to spend a long time walking.
Sad to say that the kids were so busy snacking that they were more into fighting for food than checking out most of the animals. O well. Our favorite was still the penguins. David kept looking for Shamu. He probably missed Sea World.
We went during noon time and the animals all seem to be taking a nap. I overheard a lady in the zoo saying that the best time to go there was when the weather is cold. I guess the animals would be more active when it's cold. :)
Elizabeth is healing well. Her stitches has come off and she doesn't try to scratch her ear anymore. Her little red bumps are gone too, thank goodness. It has been over a week that David has shared the bed with us. We really can't wait for him to move back to his room again. We couldn't get no good rest! Too bad his room is still sealed up. I am so sick of waiting for the staff to come and kill the mites. If they don't come in tomorrow, I'll totally harass them. Sigh* Does anyone have experience with termites? Mind to share it with me?