The Crying Game

We all know that McKenna has a little bit of a dramatic side to her so I decided that it might be fun to keep a record of how many times she cries during a typical day. First of all I want to clarify that when I say cry, I mean tears - not whining, not fake crying but real tears. Sometimes it can last for a good 20 minutes, and other times it's less then a minute but they all involved real tears and then her insisting on a hug after it's over. So here is the count for yesterday:

1. She cried because it took me too long to get her milk ready for her when she woke up.
2. She cried because she didn't want to get dressed.
3. She cried because she didn't want to brush her teeth.
4. She cried because her brother got to brush his teeth first.
5. She cried because she didn't want to come with me to drive her brother to school.
6. She cried because it wasn't time for her cooking class yet
I got a little break at this point because she finally went to her cooking class.
7. She cried because she didn't want to go to the library - I gave in and we didn't go.
8. She cried because she didn't like her lunch - even though it was exactly what she asked for!
9. She cried because Chloe (the dog) ate the lunch that she didn't even like!
10. She cried because she didn't want to take a nap.
11. She cried because it was time to wake up from her nap.
12. She cried because Sponge Bob wasn't on and she had already seen all of the episodes that were 'on demand'
13. She cried because her brother was playing Star Wars on the Wii and she wanted to play her princess game.
At this point, Andrew finally gave in and put the princess game in for her and......
14. She cried because he wouldn't play the princess game with her.
15. She cried because it's not Valentine's Day - which she knows is the day that Nene will be here.
16. She cried because she wanted to take a bath - and then after I ran the bath water.......
17. She cried because she didn't want to take a bath - Sponge Bob was finally on
18. She cried because she didn't want to go to bed.

So there you have it, 18 times in a single day!

In her defense though, yesterday might have been a little worse then normal. We went to the Dr. this AM and she is sick......again! She has yet another ear infection and croup. She is back on her nebulizer, antibiotics, steroids and a decongestant. Hopefully she'll get feeling better soon. She and her Daddy have a big night planned tonight!