(This was written up by my sister several years ago. Anthony is her first child, and was 2 1/2 years old at the time. I have her permission to repost here.)
You know, having a bad night because of your kid is WAAAAY different if
they're sick. It's not their fault. But last night....oh man, Anthony
had NO EXCUSE.
To start, yesterday sucked. Anthony was a monster all day.
5:00pm- Cue momma's migraine. :(
6:00- Daddy gets home. Some relief!
9:00- Anthony's bed time. Gets changed, daddy reads books. Sets up baby gate. Lightning storm starts.
10:00- Anthony still awake. Normal
11:00- Anthony starts freaking out about the thunder which is loud now.
11:30- We take Anthony out of his room to cuddle while we finish watching tv
12:00- decide we'll take him to be with us so we can all get some sleep.
12:30 Anthony's still not asleep. Storm is over.
12:45- time for Anthony to go to HIS room because he's not going to sleep in our bed.
1:00- Anthony pushes baby gate down and comes back in our room
1:02- Daddy takes him back to his room. Breaks baby gate
1:12- Anthony walks back because baby gate is broken.
1:14- Momma takes him back and fixes baby gate.
1:35 Anthony pushes baby gate down again. comes in our room.
1:36- I let him stay. He’s GOT to be exhausted. He'll fall asleep, right?
1:48-WRONG. Still squirming around on the bed and/or messing with stuff in my room.
1:49-
I take Anthony back to his room. "I love you. Good night." I lock the
door. How else am I supposed to keep him in his room??
1:50- Cue hysterical crying from Anthony. "Hello? Momma? Hellooo?" :(
1:51- By the way, I still have a migraine.
1:55- I take my blanket, unlock his door, and go lay down on his tiny, 100-lbs-max toddler bed so he'll fall asleep.
2:00- Ok, I think he's asleep. slooooowly get out of his bed. Gah! He's awake! I tell him I'll just sit by the door for a while.
2:06- Carefully open his door, sneak out, lock the door, close it. walk down the hall. DANG IT, he's awake!
2:07- Cue hysterical crying AGAIN because of, course, we abandoned him.
2:15-
Anthony shows up in my room. YES, he learned how to unlock his door.
JOY. Maybe I'll just leave him alone and he'll fall asleep somewhere...
2:30-
I wake up to crinkling. Anthony found a bag of gumballs and was trying
to open it! Gah! Alright, no more wandering. Plus, I remember he knows
how to open the front door. Wouldn’t THAT be fun?!
2:31- Take him BACK to his room. Hmmm, how to keep him in his room without making him think we abandoned him…
2:34- Crazy Momma pushes love seat from living room to in front of Anthony's door. YES! Success!
2:35- Good night.
2:50- Guess who climbed OVER the couch and is back in my room?!
2:51-
BACK to his room (this is about the EIGHTH time, we’re putting him to
bed AND I still have a migraine!) This is getting ridiculous. What to
do, what to do….
2:52- Insane, sleep-deprived, migraine Momma takes baby gate and suspends it in the door frame above the couch. Brilliant!
2:53- Cue Anthony crying again when he realizes he can’t get out. I laugh.
3:00- Momma falls asleep. Anthony does too at some point only to wake up again at 7am.
How was YOUR night? :)
