They Like Me! They Really Like Me!

The mosquitoes, that is. I'm averaging about two new mosquito bites a day now. It doesn't matter whether I'm out exploring the town, spending some time at a park, or spending the day as a hermit at home, I get two new bites by morning.

Which means that I don't just have two annoying places on my body that itch, I have about eight that have accumulated over several days. And these suckers are really itchy! I try not to scratch, but when I do, I start with the itchiest and make my way down to the least itchy. Unfortunately, by number four bite on my mosquito-bite pecking order, the first one starts to itch again. Ugh!

Bitten, but not as frequently as myself, Matt went to a pharmacy down the street last week and found some anti-itch cream. I apply it regularly and liberally, but it doesn't solve my itch problem, it just takes a bit of the edge off.

I've also tried the age-old solution of putting scalding hot water on the bites. That actually does work but I just haven't been on top of it since I have so many bites. I should do it today, because these things are starting to drive me crazy!