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DD got a tick

ArcticFoxArcticFox
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We live in the pine bush (just west of Albany), and my DH has actually had several ticks from hiking locally - but I'm just sad that this happened apparently in our backyard :(

Yesterday my DD (18months) woke up from her nap and I went to put socks on her.  She had a piece of 'dirt' almost between her toes (big toe/next toe) and I scratched at it and it didn't move.  Like barely the size of a poppyseed.. and I knew right away.

Fortunately DH was home so I could hold DD's foot still and distract her, and he pulled it right of.  It is the smallest tick either of us has ever seen, but that was a good thing (hadn't been on long - pulled it off so easily).

So... we'll just have to be very vigilant.  I heard this year is a bad year with ticks.  I am sad that I thought we were safe in our backyard :(

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