Kenna was born with Spina Bifida so she has some medical issues we have to deal with everyday. Her bladder does not work, so she has to catheterize (cath) herself every 4 hours or so. This is not real difficult. I started cathing her when she was just over 1 year old, and she learned to do it herself when she was 5. However, she still fights me about cathing almost everytime. We had a talk last week and agreed that she would rather cath right when she gets home instead of having to take a bathroom break during the after school program.
We agreed that when we got home she would say "hi" to the kitties and go straight to the bathroom. HA! Monday did not go so smoothly. She says she lied about agreeing with me so I would leave her alone. That is how she justified not going straight to the bathroom the first night. I finally hit on a solution. We went back outside the apartment to "practice" coming home from school. Kenna and I went outside the door, shut it, and I said "I'm so glad we're finally home from work and school." Kenna started banging on the door and crying. I opened the door and she took off down the hallway, yelling that she would go! Then she went right on past the bathroom. I grabbed her as she was entering her room, and we went back outside to practice again. This time it worked. She was mad, but she went. The next night I just had to remind her that if she forgot about what to do when she got home, we could practice again. She is a quick learner.
Also on Monday, Kenna randomly uttered the words "Tartar Sauce." She didn't yell it and it didn't make sense in the convesations. I was confused, but I didn't acknowledge it. I didn't want to encourage her. I thought maybe they had fish for lunch at school. Nope. I found out the next day that "Tartar Sauce" is how Sponge Bob expresses his displeasure over something. Hmm. I'm still confused because Kenna hasn't watch that show in weeks. It is amazing to me how random her little brain is!
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