Forget about Shark Vacs and missing adapters!
This evening, when I was preparing to give NBear her meds, I dared to try what only her father had previously attempted: getting her to SWALLOW the caplets.
After a few tries with the trace mineral cap (she'd follow me and place it on the back of her tongue, but when she'd take a swig of her water I could see her tongue move the pill precariously to the right side of her mouth) I decided it was time for some visual and vocal help. (That, plus the poor capsule was getting battered and bruised in there - it was flat by the time she realized what needed to be done.)
Me: NBear.....you need to swallow the water, then aaaaallllll gooooonnnneee!
NBear: *confused look*
Me: *opening mouth wide* *gurgling sound* Cuuuuhhhhheeeeeee? Aaannnngggg Goooonnng!
NBear: *looking in my mouth*
Me: Okay, NBear - you have to swallow the water, and then no more medicine in your mouth, ok? All gone!
NBear: *swallows the water, and then opens her mouth to show that it is.....empty.* :)
What ensues is a crazy mother giving her daughter enough high-fives to last a lifetime. I'd say I gave her more than the number of fans Miley Cyrus has.
Plus, I threw in a bowl of Rice Dream ice cream.
Just because.
OH. Almost forgot - I won't be giving her any more of the large ZEN tablets to take in pill form, though. The poor bear was on a roll when she unfortunately gagged on that one. It took several gulps of H20 and a few extra moments of praise to get her to trust me again. *oops* It's a good thing she has perseverance.
I love you, NBear.
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