ABBOTT FAMILY: vivid imagination

Sunday, November 14, 2010

vivid imagination

Kayla has such an amazing imagination, I just love hearing what goes on inside that little head of hers. She just cracks me up with the things she comes up with everyday. Unfortunately there is a negative side to having such an amazing imagination when you are so little. She has been having the worst nightmares the past few months, and when she describes them to me I can honestly say that they are things that would scare me. I have been racking my brain and talking to friends about how I can solve this problem because they had gotten so bad that she was starting to have accidents in her bed. She has NEVER had an accident before at night, not even while she was potty training. Well I think that finally between some suggestions from friends, many prayers, and a little of my own imagination I have found a solution!

Every night for the past week she has been waking up multiple times during the night with bad dreams and has ended up sleeping in our bed. I was talking to one of my friends the other day and she suggested that I give her some "Monster Repellent" spray to keep by her bedside when she gets scared. I was afraid that that would just reafirm her belief in monsters. But I did like the idea a lot so I decided to change it up a bit. I got some body spray that smells like pears and gave it to McKayla telling her that nightmares hate the smell of pears. She got a big smile on her face and we sprayed the room and her pillow with the pear spray and said our bedtime prayers and read a story. Well she was telling me that she wished she could have a friend or sister that could always sleep with her and keep her company at night. I asked if she wanted one of her stuffed toys to sleep with, she said "I like sleeping with my toys but none of them keep the bad dreams away." Right then an idea popped into my head.

McKayla is obsessed with the Pinkalicious books and ever since we read the very first book she has told me that she wished she had a dolly like the girl in the book had. Well I was at WalMart the other day and saw one! I grabbed it thinking I would give it to her as a birthday or Christmas present {I like to get my shopping done before the Christmas season starts, it gets way too crazy out there during the holiday season haha}. Anyway, I told her to lay by her Daddy for a minute because I had something special for her. I ran out to my stash of hidden presents and grabbed the doll I had bought for her. She was so excited she looked like she was going to cry. The doll has a little wand so I sprayed it with pear and tucked McKayla in bed. She slept the entire night in her own room! The doll has not left her side since I gave it to her.

3 comments:

Lyndsie said...: Oh my gosh what a GREAT idea!!! Abby was having nightmares and so we got a cd player and put it in her room with primary songs playing softly but lately she has been having them again and I have been racking my brain trying to think of what else to do. I hope you are ok with me stealing this idea!; November 14, 2010 4:59 PM
Ace said...: Aww, what a happy story! Great idea about the doll! I'm glad she was able to sleep in her room all by herself again.
You know, I went through a phase of nightmares - after I got married. I was having them AT LEAST three nights a week, AT LEAST once through the night. I feel her pain!; November 23, 2010 10:06 AM
Heather said...: I'm so glad you found ways to make her feel better. I remember having nights like those as a little girl. What an amazing mom you are. I want to be just like you :); November 28, 2010 8:34 AM

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McKayla Alta Abbott

Born December 29, 2004 at the McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. Our nicknames for her is Sweetie-Pea, Kayla Bayla, and Angel Cake. She is our little "Mother Hen" whenever she sees someone who is hurting on the inside or outside, she is always there to bring a smile to their face. Her best friend is her little brother who she protects and helps to take care of. She is SO dramatic all the time and we love it! One of her favorite things to do is jam out to music in the car or Corey's/my ipod, she probably uses them just as much if not more than us. She REALLY gets into the music, it is so fun to watch. One day I will be fast enough to catch her on video. When she grows up she says, "I want to be on TV or a Rockstar when I'm a grown up....but I could be a doctor too". We love her so much are so grateful that she was brought into our lives.

Teyton Corey Abbott

Born September 17, 2007 at the Oklahoma University Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His nickname is Lil' Man, Bubba, and Teytanium. He is always happy and smiling. The only time this kid gets upset is when he is tired, hungry or most recently, when I take his pull-up off in the morning. He has been resisting my attempts to potty train him haha. He loves his sister so much and thinks that she is the funniest person in the world. He has such a gentle spirit in a tanks body. He is a problem solver and can get to anything inside or outside the house when he sets his mind to it. He is fearless and thinks that he is just as big and strong as his Daddy, and isn't too excited when he is reminded that that isn't exactly true haha. We love him so much and cannot imagine our life without him being a part of it.