Yesterday was Cadence's 2nd Halloween, but her first real one as she could actually participate in the activities etc. We took her out last year but it was more just for fun and the looks we got when going door to door made me feel uncomfortable. We had only gone to like 4 houses but I guess when you know the candy is for the adult and hopefully not the 4 month old baby, you feel a bit negative about giving them candy.
This year we were all set to go. Cadence had an easy to put together costume, we had a plan, the weather held out and we were on our way! Well, the costume we had Cadence in made it hard for us to hold her hand or carry her. Then she didn't seem to want to go to any houses! She went to one house, I showed her how to open her candy bag and then when someone put candy in the bag you say "thank you!". Her eyes got really big when the lady at the first house gave her candy, and she said thank you and then ran to show Chris. But she wouldn't go to any other houses! The end of the night came when we passed a house with the homeowner dressed as the Joker. He had spooky music and was shuffling around in a creepy manner. Cadence started crying, poor girl. Then she kept running away from him/us so we picked her up and called it a night. Side note: she went as a hot air balloon, not Elmo. The Elmo costume was a gift from Jane for dress up fun, and Cadence...well, she doesn't like wearing it haha.
I think her reluctance was due to being overwhelmed, and also being over tired. Her bedtime is usually between 6-6:30, and we got home at 7. All things we will tuck in our "now we know" files and keep handy for next years festivities.
Other than Halloween, not too much is going on over here. Cadence is speaking more and more everyday. As her parents, we understand her. Nathalie (our daycare provider) understands her. Her grandparents understand her. And really, thats all that matters. She speaks to us is French, English and I guess she understands Lebanese as Nathalie prompts her in Lebanese and she seems to understand. We spend a lot of time with her asking her to identify the things she sees around her. That came to bite me in the butt the other day.
We recently moved Cadence in to her big girl bed aka her crib converted with a toddler rail. She has been doing pretty good with it so far. Our plan was to put the baby gate up across her door and have a little light in there so when she wakes up, she will play with her toys until Chris or myself get up with her. So we went to Toys R Us to buy a nightlight for her room. While we were there, Cadence went poking around the store. Being a kid loose in a toy shop is a pretty fun experience. She didn't really want to touch anything until we came to a rack of stuffed animals. There was a dog, actually looked like a wiener dog, and when Cadence saw it she kept saying "Emma!". I handed it to her while I tried to find the damn nightlights. When it came time to cash out I went to find where Cadence had gone off to. I found her just walking around, talking to "Emma" and giving the toy kisses. So... I'm a sucker and I bought her the $20 stuffed animal even though we have like 40 stuffies at home, she really liked this one (for now.). We use the dog to teach kindness, body parts and as a part of her bedtime routine.
Next up? Potty training! Bye everyone!
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