Poor Icka — I am about to divulge something a mother should never tell. Stinks for her! Icka baffles me sometimes. She is a complete charmer, and is completely adored by everyone. But she is an original! Just this morning, after a night of waking up with her because she had nightmares, I woke up to the sweetest little thing. She kissed me all over, stretched with me, and sang “You Are So Beautiful” to me. Of course I was charmed. Who wouldn’t be. And then she said something to me. I couldn’t really understand her, so I asked for a repeat. Unfortunately, I guess I heard correctly the first time. She said, with a little finger up her nose “If I find a booger, I’m going to eat it.” I told her how disgusting that was, and to not eat it. She then said, “No, Mommy….they are so yummy!” And then she did find a booger, and she did eat it. I tried to stop her, but she was as disgusted with me as I was with her. After telling her that boogers can give you worms (which she has had before, and DIDN’T like), she said, “No Mama….dirt gives you worms.” I guess I use the “worms” excuse too much.
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So after this episode of grossness, I was ready to get up with her. But before I moved, Icka was admiring my newly painted toenails. We were oohing and aahing, when all of a sudden, Icka started to try and bite my toenails. She has bitten her nails since she was born, and quite often tries to nibble on mine. But I guess her addiction got to her as she saw such shiny and beautiful toenails.
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Yep — she is definitely an original. There aren’t many like her. She is stubborn as an ox and as sweet as candy all at the same time. But I guess I can’t roll my eyes too quickly, because just the other day, a friend said, “I have a feeling she is exactly how you were when you were a kid.” I don’t exactly know. But my mom has told me for years, that I was the biggest boss known to man. I just don’t know if I was a booger-eating, toe-nibbling boss.
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(Another original story from yesterday–We were at Five Guys. Icka decided to stand up on the chair and do a dance with a huge booty shake in it. We were all looking at her not knowing to be appalled or laugh. Afterward, she looked at each individual person and asked, “You like it?” After we all answered yes, she got to Scout and he said, “No.” She immediately gasped very dramatically. Then said, “I gonna do it again. Scout watch.” She proceeded to dance bigger and better. She then asked Scout again if he liked it. He still said no. This went on several times until I gave Scout the hint to just say he liked it or she would never stop. So he did, and she sat down with the most satisfied look smeared all over her face, as Scout and I high-fived each other under the table.)
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