And I also know that by 2:42 a.m. when all has been restored and
babies are sleeping again and the window is cracked open for a bit of fresh
air, when we are back in our bed and quietly groaning at how over-the-puking-thing we both are by now, it's then, when he
reaches out for me and moves the hair back off my neck before resting his calloused hands on the
baby still growing within me, when the
baby rolls up against his palm, and he whispers, «hey, you» quietly, it's in that moment that I think the love we make or find or reimagine at the unexpected moments is still the sweetest.
A good insect net will not only protect your
baby from insect bites but also have enough ventilation, which allows adequate
air to
reach your child to keep him cool.
In fact, a commonly recommended treatment for diaper rash is to put the
baby in (or just on) a cotton diaper without a cover, and let the
air reach the skin.