Does that face look like a girl that would require 3 -4 hrs of cajoling to fall asleep last night?
She let’s us know when its time to eat!
Last night Maya could not get to sleep. I tried rocking her for an hour, Dustin tried for 1/2 hr, I tried again, he tried again, and so it continued. I tried laying down with her in our bed, the guest bed, rocking some more. We tried to let her cry for a few minutes to see if she could get settled down, nothing. So at midnight, I let her play for a little while so I could empty the dishwasher. I turned around just for a minute and she had crawled up into the dishwasher. Before I lectured her on how unsafe it is to play in the dishwasher, I had to take a couple shots.
Before I had Maya, I would never have guessed I would be up in the middle of the night doing dishes while she played. I would guess that babies go to bed at a reasonable hour and if they wake up, you certainly don’t let them stay up and play. When you’re at the end of your mommy rope, you’ll be surprised at what you’ll allow. Dustin was trying very hard to get some work done, so when I brought Maya down and she started pushing all the buttons on her 2 favorite musical toys and yelling and clapping, I can’t blame Dustin for being a bit distracted. Finally, after letting her play for 20 minutes or so, I rocked her one final time with success. She did take a 3 1/2 hr nap today at the perfect time to let me work (I had a training teleconference I had to attend and no sitter), so that makes the rough night seem a little better. I’m happy to say she’s safe and sound in her bed tonight by 10pm (yes I know this is still late, but better than last night), hopefully she’ll sleep until the morning, but I won’t be holding my breath.
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