And this:
Which becomes this after it's clean:
And this:
Yes, the kids came home with lice. Baaaaad lice. Prolific lice. They had found a HOME if you know what I'm sayin. Meadow's (we are calling her that by the way. We've met them, we know them, he does not respond to Samson, they are Meadow and Flint. They like it. If you don't, okey dokey. I don't mind :) hair was a haven with her kinky curl which is IMPOSSIBLE to really comb out. We tried cutting it to this level with the shaver. Cute right? Um, it didn't last.
Unless you've dealt with lice in a home with 7 children; And unless you returned home from your 30+ hours of travel at 1:00 am to IMMEDIATELY treat lice for the 3rd time (twice in Africa) in an attempt to squelch it before your other kids came home; And unless you have treated YOURSELF 3 times; And unless you have set your alarm throughout the night to transfer laundry all.night.long; please don't judge. Meadow and Flint are both bald now. They are the only 2 with shaved heads. Jayla and Clover's hair is straight and thin and easier to treat and they are not accustomed to baldness the way the African kids are. They didn't bat an eye because their heads were shaved pretty regularly at the orphanage, which was quite gross. We went back for a visit while we were in Et and I'm sure ALL the kids there had the hair bugs. We bought lots of cute headbands for Meadow and her hair will grow back. She is still gorgeous and wonderful and we tried and tried to rid her of this problem before taking such drastic measures.....to no avail. Go ahead, criticize us for shaving our daughter's head. I double dog dare ya.
11 comments:
Meadow is gorgeous and I bet she still is with a bald head. Do whatever it takes is what I say!!!!!
I am so sorry you are having to deal with lice on top of the already stressful transition. She is still beautiful, and you are right, it is not a big deal to her to have her head shaved. Where were you kids that there was such a lice problem? We didn't see any lice while we were there, so I was just wondering. Sorry again.
um....i think it would take SOME kind of person to criticize. and as your blog says "kind words" only. :) that laundry made my blood pressure rise to dangerous levels.
so sorry.
keeping you all in my prayers!!!
Hair grows back. Don't sweat the little stuff. Being healthy and itch free are sure better than having hair. Head lice is a pain but can be defeated. You might want to sack up all the stuffed animals for a while too. That is a tip we used to give parents when I worked in daycare. They like to hide in stuff like that.
Amy
And you should post a photo of their cute bald heads. African kids are cute, no matter the length of their hair. And you are a GREAT mom for doing what you need to do to best take care of your family!
;-) Who needs reality tv?
No criticism coming from here!!! You're a brave, brave woman! Kudos!
NO criticism here, friend! i woulda done the same thing! i'm so sorry that's your "welcome home!" i guess it's common?? ugh...
oh! and i still love their names. really, i'd love WHATEVER their names are...but i do love those! :-)
you poor ,poor woman. I know how much you love baldy's...so,I am sure it was all apart of your plan. LOL>:0)
I am going to critisize the you changing the names again..only because I MADE SOMETHING WITH THE OTHER NAMES ON IT!!!! hummmmm, I am wondering if I should suffer and do over, or make you suffer and live with it....??? Oh, poo, I think you've suffered enough !!! ♥yA
would have done EXACTLY the same thing!!!! And Meadow's hair is going to get so much healthier here anyway - so you'll have all healthy hair instead of growing healthy hair and having to cut off unhealthy hair all the time.
Oh thank you!!! Your *kind words* were good for the soul. I don't feel great about shaving her head! What girl wants her head shaved? Lucky for her, she doesn't really leave the house or know anyone yet ☺ Your support and encouragement is awesome. I wish I had more time to give it back on your blogs - I'm about as short on time right now as Meadow is on hair.
They were at Gelgela special needs home. It was pretty yucko. They didn't even know what a toilet was - OUTHOUSE. Yeah, for real.
Sorry Chrissy! Oh my gosh. So sorry. That stinks. Their middle names are Masso and Tamene, does that help?
I will get to the photos soon. Sorry, I'm such a slacker. Laundry coma ☺
No joke Holly - This IS reality tv in the making. I better call TLC and see if we can get a job. Oh wait a sec, I do enjoy being married. Better scratch that.
Thanks again ladies. Y'all are some GOOD GOOD folks.
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