Katie ended up catching a cold last week. I can't remember the last time that she was sick. It must have been before she was talking though, 'cause I don't remember it ever being this bad. It feels like she spent the entire weekend crying.
Ugh. It was horrible.
Most kids are perfectly content to let their snot hang down to their knees. Not our kid. If one little droplet of mucus should peak it's goopy head from her nostril all hell breaks loose. The screaming begins....
"BOOOOOOOOOGGGGIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!"
Speaking for myself I can say that after about 5 or 6 days of this, I'm pretty tired of it. I mean, is it okay to be annoyed by your own kid? Don't get me wrong, I love the little booger-machine, but is the screaming really necessary?
I also have another question: How do you teach a toddler how to blow their nose? She can't do it. I've tried to show her while explaining in detail what I'm doing. I've even blown boogies out of my own nose without a tissue so she could see them come out. Did I mention that I caught her cold?
Not only does she not understand how to blow her nose, she won't take a tissue from me to wipe it herself. WE have to do it. If she screams, "BOOGIE!" and I hand her the tissue she throws it on the floor and continues to scream.
Serenity, NOW!
Sigh.
Since the cold seems to be on the way out, we went to a farm today. Katie got to shovel dirt into a plastic bag and plant a seed in it, pet a goat, look at a caterpillar, pet a baby chick, pick some fresh spinach, fall in the mud, go on a hay ride, touch a fresh chicken egg, see a green tractor, and sneak a bite from the leaves of said fresh spinach (not too sanitary, I know).
There's been only a few boogie screaming incidents, just your average amount of toddler whining and quite a lot of giggling today. I think I see light at the end of the tunnel.
