Saturday, September 12, 2009

EMMA'S LATEST MISHAPS


The week before school started, we went on a last day trip. We took the girls on a boat cruise through the Thousand Islands. Emma was wearing hip huggers. On the highway (it's a 2 hour car ride), she kept saying diaper, diaper. I asked Amy to help her fix the problem. Again, Emma started to scream HELP, DIAPER. Amy said that Emma's pants were at her knees (most uncomfortable). We had to stop and fix that problem once and for all. I love those pants that have an elastic to adjust the tightness at the waist...
The ship has 3 decks. We chose the middle one to be outside since it was such a beautiful sunny day. Emma was not so sure about this adventure. A loud voice kept describing the islands on a speaker. Emma does not like anything LOUD. She kept walking half bent and running back to us saying I'm scared. At one point I took Emma to the bathroom. Now, you have to remember that Emma has bowel problems... So I changed her diaper and cleaned her in a very restrained area. So later, when she needed to go again, I asked Dad to take her. Emma went in first and Dad took a second too long to follow her. She slid the door shut and as it hit the end, the lock fell in place and here we are, Emma has locked herself in the tiny bathroom. She kept yelling I'M STUCK, I'M SCARED. I tried to coach her through the steps to unlock the door. In the girls' bathroom, the lock was a simple hook. Must be the same in the boys' bathroom... Not so. Dad and I are on our knees giving her instructions, Emma is yelling and Amy is sitting back enjoying the scene. Then I noticed a bunch of people watching us instead of what they had paid good money to see: our picturesque surroundings...
Dad got a crew member to assist us. They tried sliding a credit card, they tried shaking the door loose. Nothing worked. Then the man said to Emma MOVE BACK! No, No I said, wait. Then I told Emma GO WASH YOUR HANDS because I knew Emma would be away from the door since the sink was on the outside wall (in the girls' bathroom), if she listened to me... He then knocked the door open with his shoulder. And there was my little girl saying I"M STUCK! All this took about 10 minutes but seemed like an eternity... She sat quietly between us until we reached firm ground.
Emma missed her first day of school. She had 2 appointments at CHEO (children's hospital). We spent most of the day there and we finished with the least enjoyable task: BLOOD WORK. They took 7 vials out of her. My little girl is THE STRONGEST GIRL IN THE WORLD!!! I had to give Dad a crash course on some wrestling holds. So we "pinned" Emma all the while she was yelling ALL DONE, I DON'T LIKE IT!!! Again, this predicament seemed to last for an eternity. And, then as soon as it was done, Emma got up and said to the lab technician, THANK YOU LADY!
Not only bad things happen to my little sunshine. This week, after talking about her all summer, Emma finally got to see her friend Betsy, and is still mesmerized by Paige's purple stroller. Oh, and guess what, we sold Winston this past Thursday. Emma's very own horse "Casey's Command" is coming to our home tomorrow!!!