I don't understand what's going on with this child. Bedtime routines are generally the same every night: bath, teeth, story/song, short cuddle and dodo....it ain't working with this one though. She yawns and is very clearly tired and ready to sleep by 7:00-7:30 and yet...she's up and down, up and down repeatedly for two hours!
When she gets out of bed, I have taken to being as silent as possible and I pick her up and deposit her back into her bed. I will do this 8-9-10 times in a row while she kicks her little feet at me, screams and cries. I can feel my head start to pound and I breathe in and out very deeply, trying to hold on to what's left of my sanity...and then finally, just when I think the top of my head is going to explode off, she settles down, and falls asleep.
And my god, when they are sound asleep, there is no moment out there more beautiful and peaceful and it brings tears to my eyes.
Well, tears and relief that the little buggars are out and I might finally have a moment to relax!
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Funny! But that's the reality of a child's world. Their attitudes are so unpredictable. But in spite of all those tiring moments & sometimes irritating ones, still the happiness they bring to us is also indescribable. Thanks for posting!
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