[Aside: We're not discussing Mark in this because that guy will sleep through just about ANYTHING. I've woken him up to ask him to walk Anthony back to bed and I'm not sure he even knew Anthony was IN the bed until I woke him up to tell him. So, yeah. He's on my "bad" list for now. :)]
So then I started dragging myself out of bed and saying, "Back to bed, mister!" And Anthony would wander back to bed and sleep another 2 hours. It was wonderful. I felt like the Queen of Sleep.
And then? And then. And then Anthony decides, "This is a fun game." Uh, no, kid. We play it, though. Wake Mama up, walk back to bed, get tucked in and kissed on the head, pretend to go back to sleep just until I know Mama is drifting, shave 10 years off of Mama's life by waking her up by staring in her face until she realizes I'm there. Rinse, lather, repeat.
DEAR GOD, internet, you HAVE TO HELP ME. WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THIS KID? Other than laugh over how clever he really is, of course. What? Is there anything I can do? Or do I just accept for the foreseeable future that sleep isn't mine to have? Or do I (grins evilly) wake Mark up and make HIM handle the situation? Hmmmm...I do value my marriage...that might not be a viable option.
Sleep. Please.
PS: Does this look like the face of a kid who doesn't want his Mama to get her beauty rest? I thought not...but it must be so.
2 comments:
No advise - but I thought this was the cutest thing I read today!!! It was a boring banking regulation day!
Well, with Janna, the trouble is getting her to sleep without me in the room (holding her hand, sitting in the rocker, etc) AND sleeping through the night! I pray for sleep every night and she has been in her toddler bed for over a month and I am still waiting...We do put a gate up at her door, but that only makes her cry out louder! If you find the answer, please let know! I hope one of us gets some sleep soon!
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