Seriously... it's 9:19pm and my dear little girl is still awake. This is how it's been for the last week. We put her to bed at a nice summer bedtime of 8:00 ish... And she gets up. And she gets up. And she gets up....you get the picture. She ends up finally staying in her bed close to 9:30 or 10:00. Is this normal? To top it all off, she didn't even take a nap today. We tried for almost 2 hours... plus she swam this morning for about an hour and this evening. I hoped it would tire her out. Nope... did nothing of the sort and she's still going strong at 9:21. There has to be something wrong. Right? Maybe I should reintroduce the crib. Or restraining straps... ha ha. Just kidding... Suggestions? Seriously.
She doesn't follow most rules though... she's a beautiful child and brings tears to my eyes some days because I'm so happy she's mine. She's my miracle baby. But she laughs in the face of danger. "Do you want to go to time out?" Her head nods. "Spanking?" Bring it on, she thinks. Wow, those teen years look a little daunting.
...9:26pm with new pajamas on...
Hayden comes along and acts like he's in charge. "I'll take care of it." He walks over and tells her what we would tell her, in the same voice in fact. She listens to him like she does us. At first it's all good, then back to the same old, same old....
9:33pm with new binky...
Speaking of swimming (remember?) the kids are fish! Hayden's eyes turn out red because he's under water more than above it. Zoe has been introduced to the He-man swimsuit with floaties and doesn't need us anymore. It's great!
9:38pm walking around with her eyes closed....
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