Medical Intervention
I could watch my kids pretend play all day long. I love watching their imaginations soar.
Yesterday as I was doing dishes, I overheard the kids playing doctor out on the deck. It really struck me because never have I heard all three of them pretend playing together. Nika was the patient, Mason was the Daddy and Payton was the doctor. Well, those were the roles Mason assigned, at least.
So I grabbed my camera. Surprised?Shush.
"Open your mouth. Show the doctor your mouth. It's okay ... Daddy is here." {Do you see how crazy long Payton's tongue is?!}
"Okay Nika, it is time for your shots. You want Daddy to do it? Okay ... Daddy will do it."
"C'mon Nika ... it is time to go home. You did so good! Daddy is so proud of you!"
Yesterday as I was doing dishes, I overheard the kids playing doctor out on the deck. It really struck me because never have I heard all three of them pretend playing together. Nika was the patient, Mason was the Daddy and Payton was the doctor. Well, those were the roles Mason assigned, at least.
So I grabbed my camera. Surprised?
"Open your mouth. Show the doctor your mouth. It's okay ... Daddy is here." {Do you see how crazy long Payton's tongue is?!}
"Okay Nika, it is time for your shots. You want Daddy to do it? Okay ... Daddy will do it."
"C'mon Nika ... it is time to go home. You did so good! Daddy is so proud of you!"
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Speaking of medical intervention, I have got to do a medical intervention on Nika and her finger sucking. She sucks her pointer and middle fingers on her left hand and her fingers are a mess. After getting confirmation from the dentist that I need to tell her to stop, I have been doing that. She has good days and bad days as far as the sucking attempts go ... and sometimes she tries to hide it from me, which is actually quite comical.
Here is a picture of her hand ... check out her pointer finger and that little mark there. That mark is from one of her teeth and that spot is actually calloused from the extent of sucking. It actually looks really good right now because I just peeled a layer of calloused skin off of it. And there are several layers to go. Sigh.
My biggest hurdle is how to handle the finger sucking at naptime and bedtime ... I've tried putting a sock on her hand, but of course that lasts about two seconds.
So I set off to buy one of these contraptions. I checked it out, figured I could put it on any two fingers and hoped she wouldn't just try to suck on the plastic.
Until ... I added it to my cart and saw it was $74.95!
LOL ... are they kidding?! Seriously! What about that thing is worth $74.95?! That price baffles my mind!
So ... I am back to square one. Please, if anyone has any bright ideas ... please do share.
Here is a picture of her hand ... check out her pointer finger and that little mark there. That mark is from one of her teeth and that spot is actually calloused from the extent of sucking. It actually looks really good right now because I just peeled a layer of calloused skin off of it. And there are several layers to go. Sigh.
My biggest hurdle is how to handle the finger sucking at naptime and bedtime ... I've tried putting a sock on her hand, but of course that lasts about two seconds.
So I set off to buy one of these contraptions. I checked it out, figured I could put it on any two fingers and hoped she wouldn't just try to suck on the plastic.
Until ... I added it to my cart and saw it was $74.95!
LOL ... are they kidding?! Seriously! What about that thing is worth $74.95?! That price baffles my mind!
So ... I am back to square one. Please, if anyone has any bright ideas ... please do share.