Now She's Just Screwing with Me
Let's pretend for a moment that you are all 21 months old. If Friday night you weren't feeling your best and kept your Mom up most of the night, how would you follow that up? Remember, your mission is to make her as insane as possible. What's that? You'd sleep through the night? That's a good start. But there's something that you could do to make her even crazier. Sleep late. But not just a little late, sleep in until after 9:00. I know, I know, you've never done such a thing in your entire life. Trust me, if you do it now, your Mom will go completely wacko. You've trained her to wake up by 6:30 every day. So she'll wake up, think you're going to wake up any second, and then will lay awake waiting for you. When you don't make a peep, she'll start walking over to your door every once in a while to check on you. If you're still asleep after about 8:00, then she'll convince herself that something must be really wrong and she'll start poking you just to make sure you're alive. Keep sleeping through it, that's the best way to get her into a straight jacket before your second birthday.
Oh, and while you're at it, pretend that riding around in your doll's stroller is the funnest thing you've ever done. Just the doll stroller though, don't ever be caught enjoying your own stroller. That would just be wrong.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Reader Comments (16)
Great picture. There's the panda bear again. Hey, where's his diaper?
She's a smart little thing, now she'll start messing with nap time too. You will REALLY REALLY miss nap time. That is what will push you over the edge.
Oh the joys of Toddlers.
I had a night/morning like that the other day. She stayed in bed until 9.45am!!!
Don't you hate it when they do that? You don't want to wake them because you want to enjoy just a few more minutes of quiet time, but you can't help yourself! It's a conspiracy, I tell you. And they're all in it together!
Leanne--There is currently a diaper shortage in our house, so either Bear had to give up the goods or I had to go upstairs and try to find one. I choose to recycle the diaper.
Veronica--I'm convinced that Toddlers really are just trying to drive us all crazy.
Madame Queen--They are all in it together. I have no doubt whatsoever.
She knows her mission in life. And she's executing it well. If parents make it to grandparent status with sanity intact something went wrong.
Toddlers. Just wait till there are two of 'em. Plotting your downfall...
Mine a pretty good about nap time. Unless it is the one day I really need one.
Cute post and adorable picture. See you soon. Kellan
Nap time is still a sacred event for us. A Toddler requested sacred event. And, yes, you read that correctly--the Toddler requests her naps. A little compromise involving a pacifier keeps me sane. If Alexis loves me, she'll keep it that way for at least another year.
Great post!
On some days my infant and toddler decide that neither one of them want to nap. That's insane!
Today, I got lucky. They overlapped napping for about one hour. I'll pay for it tomorrow I'm sure!
My question is this..What do you do once they stop taking that wonderful morning nap, and start only taking the afternoon one? How will I ever get a shower? I'm in a panic about this, because there are signs it might be happening soon!
Jen--That's easy! You just don't shower until after lunch.
If you really think you must be so fresh and so clean early in the day, then you have to hope that your kid will either become a big fan of watching TV, or just deal with the disaster zone that appears while you're incapable of stopping the madness.
I love your sarcasm! It warms my heart ;) I feel comfort knowing it isn't just my kids who have a mission to see how long it takes for me to crack....bring on the padded room, I'm just about there! Maybe you can have the room next to me at the funny farm! The picture is fantastic! I love it.
No one has ever called my sarcasm heart-warming before. I think that might just be the greatest compliment OF ALL TIME! :-)
She's adorable.
Isn't it amazing how they seem to be able to find things that make us worry and then do them?
Love your blog!!
She once slept until 9?? Mine has NEVER slept past 7:30 - and the few times he slept past 7 I woke him up so as not to screw up my schedule.