All of a sudden, bedtime has become a source of drama for us. This has been coming on slowly and now here we are. In the land of tears, snot, excuses and exaggerations to prolong bedtime, and drama, drama, drama. Brian went to bed an hour and 15 minutes ago and is still awake up there. He has been re-tucked in about 10 times, has told me that he needs to go potty twice (and to his credit, he did pee both times), I have laid down with him twice, he and the baby had a conversation, and he has come up with about 5 excuses as to why he can not go to bed right now, or why I need to come up immediately. Here are some of things we hear him calling to us over the monitor...
- "I need help" (me: what do you need help with?) "well....come here mommy I have to show you" (me: no, I am calling your bluff)
- "My feet are untucked. Put them back under the blanket."
- "The wind is too loud, it's scaring me." (OK when the wind is blowing, not OK on a night like tonight- one that is completely still)
- "I miss you Mommy, I need hugs"
- "I don't want my doggie in my bed (stuffed doggie), come get him out"
- "I have to go potty" (ironically we are perfectly potty-trained at bedtime)
- "My belly's empty, I'm hungry, I need to eat something"
- "I'm so sick, I need medicine"
Sometimes it is amusing to hear what he's going to come up with next. And then sometimes it's a little aggravating. Like tonight...I am exhausted, I have a tooth that is killing me, and I'm stressed out- this does not put me in any kind of mood to go up and down the stairs 20 times.
And now he is FINALLY asleep. At 1opm. From an 8:30pm bedtime. Sigh.
2 comments:
Frustrating? Yes. But it will pass eventually. When Z went through an obstinate time in her bedtime routine, we put latch locks on the outside of her door... and ignored her. She figured it out pretty quick. Now we rarely use them. Whatever you do, remember... they are only little for a little while. It will pass. Cherish the funny conversations and try to get some rest ;)
Shea didn't go to sleep until almost 11 last night! I don't know what her problem was but she was just up and playing in her bed forever. Sometimes when she fights sleep, she also uses the "I need to go potty" excuses. She also lays in her bed crying saying "Oww, oww, oww" over and over again, like someone is in there torturing her! It is pitiful, but I know if I go in there it will just prolong the situation. Sometimes you just have to ignore them. lol
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