Cadence isn’t the best at dealing with confrontation. Unlike other kids who instinctively know to push someone away or grab their toys back, Cadence gets a panicky look on her face & doesn’t do anything.

Recently, she got pinched by a schoolmate. I asked her what happened to her arm & she told me “xxx pinched me.” I was mad! No one’s allowed to pinch my girl! Cadence has had a bit of problems with him b/c he’s jealous of her friendship w/ Anthony (I think).

I told her she has to scream “Don’t do that! That hurts!” & tell a teacher. Became a teaching moment. I spoke with Rosie about it the next day & she spoke with xxx and Cadence. Cadence still is mad at the kid & doesn’t want to be his friend. Hopefully she’ll learn how to deal with bullies & confrontation a bit more.

I told Cadence she could only pour half of the remaining bubbles into her bath. She asked me what half meant. I thought about how to explain it. Then I showed her a circle with my hand & showed her a half circle with my hand, explaining that it was half.

Later that night, she was asking Adam to come to Cleveland for half the time & did the half circle with her hand. He said he had to work a lot (a full circle w. hand) and couldn’t. She told him to work a lot (a full circle) and then to come to Cleveland for half. He said it didn’t work like that.

I was impressed she understood more or less to apply the concept that day!

7/1/16 throwing poopoo with Jason

7/2/16 Cadence and San San fun!

7/2/16 post-massage bliss

7/3/16 July Fourth celebrating!

7/3/16 We went to Sharon, MA for Cadence’s first fireworks. She was lukewarm enjoying them. She watched while we pretended we were babies watching fireworks for the first time (her idea, not mine).

7/4/16 creeeeeeeepy

7/8/16 a treat for you all

7/9/16 the two P’s important for Cadence and I: posing and playing

7/17/16 beachin’ with my ladies

https://goo.gl/photos/3eMtoRj9Bq8hcDcYA

6/3/16 selfie city

6/4/16 sisters walking on the Esplanade

6/5/16 Steph and Cadence swap faces on Snapchat

6/9/16 getting our 23andme on. Step 1: spit in these tubes. Sam’s was super bubbly and gross and everywhere.

6/12/16 Girls and Jonathan Day!

6/21/16 terrifying strawberry snapchat filter

6/30/16 day 1 of July 4th weekend fun!

6/30/16 Adam and Cadence will smack talk the other about how their own food is “dripping” but that their counterpart’s food is nasty

6/30/16 fun working out together

6/30/16 bow game is strong

6/30/16 too many selfies, not enough playing with barbies

out w the old, in w the new!

Adam pointed out that Cadence asks people to repeat themselves so much that she shortened “what did you say?” To “say?”

Jane and I hope that her hearing problem is related to her cold and nothing long term.

So proud of our girl.