She just looked at me askance and kissed me on my forehead and said, "You need your nap, baby."
BWAHAHAHAHA!
Also, thpppppppppppppppppt.
I do get a fail, though. For whatever reason, D has flat-out refused to be put to sleep by me at any hour of the night. DH can rock him to sleep in 10 minutes, but if I try, he just lies in my lap wide awake and STARES. Or babbles. Or plays with my sleeve. Or tries to sit up and play. Anything but sleep. At some point in the past 7 days, I have completely lost the ability to be comforting.
And I know it's just a phase, but it's fucking depressing all the same. (Sorry to thread-hijack. Please to be continuing with the adorable toddler stories.)
if I try, he just lies in my lap wide awake and STARES.
It's cause you're so pretty.
Em's newest thing is when one of us tells her "No", she runs to the other one screaming behind her, "I'M GONNA TALL MY DAD/MOM ON YOU FOR TELLING NO!"
Em: "Here's your juice, baby."
HAR. Erin's into being the mommy and we're all her babies. She generally indicates this game is about to commence by chasing us around with a diaper. (a clean, unused diaper)
Em's newest thing is when one of us tells her "No", she runs to the other one screaming behind her, "I'M GONNA TALL MY DAD/MOM ON YOU FOR TELLING NO!"
this.
"DAAAAAAAD! Mom said a BAD WORD!"
"Which one?"
"She said NO!"
I have completely lost the ability to be comforting.
it doesn't sound like it. it sounds like he's completely enjoying being around you...
When I win the lottery and have a brazillion dollars, I am putting together an all-expense paid trip for Buffista Parents and Buffista Aunts & Uncles and we're all going to like a big resort and letting the kids loose on a small Carribean island.
At some point in the past 7 days, I have completely lost the ability to be comforting.
Or you have increased your ability to be amusing.
And I know it's just a phase, but it's fucking depressing all the same.
My best friend's 2-year old boy twin is going through this thing now when, if he gets hurt, he will only let his dad comfort him. That's a hard one to deal with.
And I know it's just a phase, but it's fucking depressing all the same.
When kids hit that alternate parent phase, it SUCKS being the parent they want nothing to do with. So with you there, babe. Mwah.
So much baby/toddler coping ~ma to the wonderful Buffista parents! Aims, I agree that clueless friend is just going to have to find out for himself. "Clueless friend, meet 3. 3 can't wait to get to know you better." Jessica, that must be really frustrating, I'm sorry. I agree that he just finds you too fascinating to sleep.
my favorite story time story
I was reading a story called Happy Dog. It is about a cat that can't play outside, because it is raining. So he paints a friend - and the friend ( a dog ) comes out of painting. T ( who might have been 4) stopped the story time - because he wanted to know how they could get in and out of the painting. The class discuses it for a few minutes ( by the way , my ideas were useless) and finally came to the conclusion it was magic paint ( the three yr old version of handwaving I think). But it was a very logical and analytical discussion for kids under 5.
