It's been an interesting few weeks

One of my best friends came to visit from Abilene with her 2 girls weekend before last. We had a wonderful visit...unfortunately once they got home they found out that one of her cousins (who had visited them right before they came to see us) had given her 2 year old lice. Most people would be upset...my friend certainly was. I was actually amused. Patrick and I had discussed lice just the week before...I've had them twice before as a kid, but he's never had them. 

 

So...the massive cleaning began. Washing everything in the house, vacuuming and steam cleaning carpets, spraying down furniture and beds....etc. etc. etc. Let's just say the house hasn't been this clean since we moved in. That's my silver lining...and also the other reason I find the whole thing so funny, since we've been meaning to clean like this for awhile...and I'm just going to consider this the kick in the pants we needed to do it.

 

Besides, I found a lot things while cleaning. Lots of missing crayons and toy parts were found in the couches. Clothes that had been missing for awhile magically appeared. While removing the handles from Kadence's horsie to remove and wash the cover, I found 14 Capri Sun straws inside the handles. I was always wondering why we only threw away pouches and I could never find the straws. It's amazing what you find when you have to clean EVERYTHING. :)

 

Patrick had to take the head off one of Kadence's dolls to let it drain after I washed it...and she watched him do it DESPITE the fact that I told him not to do it in front of her. After that, she brought me 2 other dolls and asked me to "open it" while trying to twist their heads off. She also pulled on her own head and said "Mommy, open Kadence."

 

Other than that, the only really bad thing was that I had to wash Kadence's special baby...this was a particular issue at bedtime when the baby wasn't dry yet. She cried and refused to go to sleep until 10pm because she didn't have Baby. I felt bad, but it had to be done. She woke up at 4am crying and looking for Baby. Thankfully, Baby was dry enough by that point. 

 

I looked up replacements online to see if I could find a backup, should Baby ever have to be washed again. The closest thing I could find right then was a baby Cinderella. Same face, same eyes...but a little smaller, different body, and this one had hair. I figured it was worth a shot, so we went and got one. Kadence loves her baby Cinderella...or as she calls her "Baby Sella." I figured we should give her a try at bedtime to see if it would really work. I hid Baby, and just gave Kadence Sella at bedtime. She cried out "No, want Baby!" once, and then we didn't hear from her again. This morning she told me "Me and Sella had good nap."  Good enough for me...but she was thrilled when I handed Baby back to her. She hugged and kissed Baby...then put Sella against the wall. I asked her why Sella was facing the wall, and she told me "Sella nauney. Sella time out." Guess Sella had to be punished for not being Baby. :) I later found the real thing, and we went to Toysrus to get one...always helps to have a backup on hand.

 

Right now Kadence has strep and some chest congestion/shortness of breath. She's on antibiotics for the strep which will cause diarrhea, and albuterol for the congestion/shortness of breath which causes MAJOR hyperactivity. If the child could bounce off walls she would. We just got back from shopping at "Mall-Nart" where she yelled "Woo-hoo!!" at some boy walking by with a soccer ball. I'm not sure if the woo-hoo was for the boy or the ball...I'm hoping it was for the ball. She's also been yelling at people to "Shake your body! Shake your body!" (it was a dance thing she learned from watching Diego.) Thankfully, she's cute, and no one's going to charge a 2 year old with sexual harassment.

 

Other cute things:

 

Grandma Patsy is learning Romanian for her trip this summer. She was on the phone with Kadence and said Good day in Romanian "Buna zewa." Kadence replied "Booya!"

 

Patrick was saying the Spanish words with Dora while watching it with Kadence. She whipped around, glared at him and yelled "Stop! Stop agreening!" (agreeing). She doesn't like having her show interupted apparently.

 

Everytime you tell Kadence something (identify numbers, letters, people etc.) she says "Yes, very Good!" Little miss smarty pants thinks she knows everything....

 

The other day Kadence was on the potty and I was changing the toilet paper roll. I handed her the empty one because she likes to hold it up to her eye and say "I see you!" This time though she slide it on her right arm, then held it up to me and said "I like Lily!" Why? Because her best friend Lily broke her right arm a few weeks ago, and apparently Kadence needed a cast too.

Kadence and I were sitting on the couch eating crackers. I picked up a piece and put it in my mouth. Apparently it was part of hers, because she said "Hey, that my cracker!" and held her hand in front of my mouth like I was supposed to spit it out.

 

For about a week Kadence periodically asked to watch "Yee-haw tinies." We had no idea what she was talking about. Ni Hao, Kai-lan came on the other day, and she pointed and yelled "Yee-haw tinies!"

 

2 year olds shouldn't have perfect aim. One of these days I'm going to have a wreck trying to duck while driving. One day she was mad, aimed for and hit my head with her toy car...the next day she tossed a chicken nugget into my cup holder when I wouldn't take it from her, and then told me "There you go." like it was perfectly normal to share like that.

 

Patrick found VeggieTales gummies at Walmart. Kadence (who calls everything having to do with VeggieTales "La La Friend") gasped with excitement when we let her pick one to eat. After she popped Bob the Tomato in her mouth, she mumbled "Dat good La La Friend."

 

Kadence climbed on my back while she was watching Dora, and told me she was my "pack pack."

 

I was putting on earrings the other morning, and Kadence was admiring them. "So piddy! I want to wear it." I told her then she had to get her ears pierced, and asked if she wanted to. She thought about it, shook her head and said "No." Then she reached out for my necklace and said "So piddy! I want to wear it." 

 

Here's to hoping next week is a lot calmer...but I'm not counting on it. :)