To bed, to bed
Grandma Chris was here last weekend and while she was here she slept on an air mattress in Amelia's room. Well, the mattress is still there on the floor and Amelia figures that's a good place for daddy and I to sleep. Whenever I try to put Amelia down for a nap, she insists that I stay and "nap" too. (I have to put nap in quotes, because more playing than sleeping takes place.)
If I put Amelia down to sleep and either make a move toward the door or make a statement that implies I will be leaving soon she will grab my arm or sleeve and say in a sweet voice, "Mommy's tired." If I lay down, she'll be happy until I make a motion to leave again.
During the preparations for today's nap I got to watch Amelia lay each of her toys on the bed, tuck everyone in by covering them with her favorite blanket, and then wake them up again one by one. ("Wake up Mickey...Wake up Minnie...Wake up pony...Wake up swan...") Amelia's cute and fun to play with.
Yesterday Diana took a page out of Amelia's 2004 playbook and spent the entire day either nursing or crying. In fact, the insanity of the whole day convinced me to pack up the girls for a trip to Starbuck's. Diana rode in the sling (the same sling Amelia outright rejected as an infant) and Amelia sat in the stoller. Both girls instantly became happy and quiet as soon as we left the apartment. Diana fell asleep and stayed asleep through a trip to Starbuck's and the grocery store. Amelia was, well, a rambunctious toddler at Starbuck's. She walked around and around the store and emptied a crate of colored plastic water bottles setting them in an orderly fashion in the middle of the floor. Each time I tried to put the bottles back in their proper place Amelia would tell me, "No, don't do that!" and pull the bottles back out of the box. She also shrieked so loudly and so shrilly at one point I thought she must be trying to communicate with sea life in the San Francisco Bay. Luckily, I finally managed to put Amelia back in the stoller (where she was good again) and put the bottles back in their display crate.
I really need to tip my barristas better.
My world fell right back into a spin of chaos once I returned home yesterday, but today Amelia has had her nap and Diana is dressed more warmly (so she's back to sleeping and nursing like usual) so I'm hopeful that we can maintain order in the house. Still, I'm looking forward to another walk in the sunshine followed by another mocha with my girls this afternoon.
Lisa
If I put Amelia down to sleep and either make a move toward the door or make a statement that implies I will be leaving soon she will grab my arm or sleeve and say in a sweet voice, "Mommy's tired." If I lay down, she'll be happy until I make a motion to leave again.
During the preparations for today's nap I got to watch Amelia lay each of her toys on the bed, tuck everyone in by covering them with her favorite blanket, and then wake them up again one by one. ("Wake up Mickey...Wake up Minnie...Wake up pony...Wake up swan...") Amelia's cute and fun to play with.
Yesterday Diana took a page out of Amelia's 2004 playbook and spent the entire day either nursing or crying. In fact, the insanity of the whole day convinced me to pack up the girls for a trip to Starbuck's. Diana rode in the sling (the same sling Amelia outright rejected as an infant) and Amelia sat in the stoller. Both girls instantly became happy and quiet as soon as we left the apartment. Diana fell asleep and stayed asleep through a trip to Starbuck's and the grocery store. Amelia was, well, a rambunctious toddler at Starbuck's. She walked around and around the store and emptied a crate of colored plastic water bottles setting them in an orderly fashion in the middle of the floor. Each time I tried to put the bottles back in their proper place Amelia would tell me, "No, don't do that!" and pull the bottles back out of the box. She also shrieked so loudly and so shrilly at one point I thought she must be trying to communicate with sea life in the San Francisco Bay. Luckily, I finally managed to put Amelia back in the stoller (where she was good again) and put the bottles back in their display crate.
I really need to tip my barristas better.
My world fell right back into a spin of chaos once I returned home yesterday, but today Amelia has had her nap and Diana is dressed more warmly (so she's back to sleeping and nursing like usual) so I'm hopeful that we can maintain order in the house. Still, I'm looking forward to another walk in the sunshine followed by another mocha with my girls this afternoon.
Lisa
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