Kristi's Photo a Day

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Day 10




So Serena (yes I have already given up not referring to my kids by name) has developed this horrid habit of sniffing all day long. And I don't mean normal sniffing. She some how gets her mouth involved making an awful slurping sound - she even sticks her tongue out just a tad. And to make matters worse she doesn't even appear to have a cold. Like a said - horrid habit. After about a month of ineffective nagging (is nagging ever effective?). I gave her 100 pennies and told her that I would take one away every time she did the sniff. If she has any left at the end of the weekend she can use 5 of them on the penny horsey ride at the grocery store. Well it worked. There are dry tissues all over my house (remember the no actual cold part) but she is blowing her nose instead of sniffing. Yay! it got a little extreme when we were out to dinner when she was so preoccupied with blowing her nose we had threaten to take the tissues away if she didn't eat. I am starting to think we are going to need a secondary plan to get her to quit blowing her nose. Can allergies cause a dry nose tickle? She is definitely bothered by something! :)

10 comments:

  1. I have no idea why she would do it, but I am glad you found something that worked (even if it did cause a new habit! lol!) that is really a great shot of her though!

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  2. Glad, that you find a way for stopping her, lol! But I really love the shot, she looks so sweet!

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  3. LOL Shes such a little character, this photo is adorable!

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  4. I love the 100 pennies idea! I may have to borrow that.

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  5. I loved the penny idea too! this photo is just pefect, she's going to love it when she's older - ha ha!

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  6. What a great idea!! Neosporin may do the trick tho - if she's just a bit drippy??

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  7. Love that penny idea - wish we had a penny ride. I'm gonna definitely borrow that trick though!

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  8. Great picture! I do think allergies can cause little tickles that bug the kids.

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