Make It Beep Again

Maddie refused to eat her dinner tonight. All she would eat was strawberries. Not having the will to fight her, I let her leave the table and be done. Ben told me his body was hurting now, so I offered him some childrens pain relief medicine. Maddie wanted to help, so she got to be the nurse. I measured out the medicine and asked him to sit up. She helped me squirt it into Ben's mouth. Then he wanted a drink, so she got it and as she brought it back, she said, "Now sit up Ben, for a drink, okay."

I took Ben's temperature, which was fine, but once Maddie sees the ear thermometer machine, it's game over. We all have to check our ears a hundred times. Goldmine for me. I told her I could check her ears. Beep. Smile. What? You want to do it again? Okay, go take a bite first. She runs away, climbs up on her chair, gets a bite and runs back to me. "I ready, Mom." Beep. Smile. "Again!" "First a bite of soup." "Okay." Pitter patter little feet. Climb up, climb down. Pitter patter. "Ready, Mom." You get the picture. It was a long drawn out dinner, but she ate and we're all smiling still.