To give us a clear perspective on tonight's adventures, here is our boy earlier today, modeling a new hat...
And without the hat, just to recall what his hair did look like...
We put him in his room to work out a little tantrum and were vaguely aware and relieved when all quieted down for a while. He'll often play in his room, 'reading' his books and playing with toys, so we thought nothing of it as we kept one ear on the typical quiet playing noises. When we did poke our heads in to make sure all was well, this is what we discovered (!!!):
As a child often afflicted with eczema, a nightly routine of applying a galaxal/vaseline cream to his skin has become essential. To further this, one of his grandmothers recently introduced the idea of cream to his cold-chapped cheeks. He had already taken the initiative once before to apply some cream to his face at grandma's but we caught him before too much damage was done.
This time, he got into a TUB of cream, spread it over all himself including in his hair, ears, eyelashes and between his toes. He then proceeded to paint the interior of his room, including but not limited to the dresser, walls, carpeting and bedding.
