Well, thanks for asking!
Annie enthusiastically used the potty, changed into pajamas. Happily cooperated while taking her asthma medicine and brushing her teeth. Cheerfully picked out books and said prayer. Then we got to that 6th step on the chart. The whole sleeping in bed thing. Then she lost it. Screaming, crying, wailing, sobbing, distraught and upset. She hated her room. She doesn't like her bed. She was, at different points, scared, thirsty, cold, wanted a banana, missed her Mommy and didn't want to sleep. She'd occasionally leave her room, wandering into find us. I'd wordlessly escort her back to bed, lay her down and leave again. More screaming. I finally went downstairs to do dishes. When I wandered back upstairs, mildly unnerved by the silence, this is what I found, right outside my bedroom door and at the top of the stairs:
Yeah, that worked great. Guess we'll try the chart again tomorrow, 'cause I'm thinking screaming for an hour means she didn't qualify for a sticker.
Besides her terrible sleeping habits and bedtime tantrums more befitting a one year old, my little girl is growing up way quicker than I'm totally 100% comfortable with. Her Aunt Lacy took her out today to go shopping for a late birthday present. (They found one pair of shoes that Lacy showed Annie and said, "Hey, look, these are cute, right?" To which Annie responded, "Yeah, they're kinda cute. But mostly ugly." Lacy text messaged me that Annie isn't the easy person to shop with.) Anyway, Annie found the present of her dreams (that she'd never considered until while in the actual store, of course) and came home the proud owner of a Disney Princess Nail Polish and Lip Gloss set. She then spent chunks of the evening painting her toe nails. When Greg tried to help, he offered, "Sometimes, it's easier for someone else to do it." I added, "Yeah Annie, a lot of times Mommy will have Dad paint her toenails for her." Annie responded, "Yeah, well, a lot of times Annie will do it herself." At least we were able to enforce a strict "only on a paper towel in the kitchen" rule that she found fair enough.
3 comments:
Annie is so sassy! Dalan and I loved her little attitude today. We will be quoting it for weeks.
I love it. only because we struggle with Eva too. The other night Eva said "I want to sleep on the carpet" just outside our bedroom door. Yeah. good luck and the finger nail polish stuff Eva loves too. I know they grow up too fast. It amazes me how much they can comprehend and express it. Gotta love being a mom!
OH my. I love the things that come out of her mouth. Do you just crack up all day?! :-)
Good luck with the sleeping thing! I thought I'd never see the day that my children would sleep all night in their own beds peacefully. But, lo and behold, I've seen it!
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