She must be in training to take Conan's spot or maybe Jimmy Kimmell, because Audrey will not go to bed before 9:45 pm. She does whatever she can to stay up as late as she can. Around 8:45 pm, she begins to throw herself on her side or back, like she belongs on a fainting couch, and laughs and hides her eyes. I have to admit, it is actually very cute and she thinks it is even funnier when I throw myself on the floor and mimic her. She thinks it means that I want to wrestle so she gets in a few superplexes and body slams.....yet still....no going to sleep.
Do you think there are people who are actually born to be night owls? If she goes to bed before 9 pm, she still wakes up around 3 pm and searches all over the room with her eye to find some type of food source ( aka the bottle). If she goes to bed after 9 pm, she stays down until 7:30 am or later.
Sleeping in general has become quite a touch-and-go for us.
I chalk this up to what seems to be an ear infection that never quite goes away and a new tooth coming in literally every other week....she's up to 8 and the 9th one of working it's way down. Needless to say, I again break every mommy rule in the book and I lay with her in the spare room. If I can lay next to her and prop her up in a boppy pillow, and it means that she doesnt get drainage into her ear...guess what....I'm doing it!
I am really good at breaking mommy rules...and I am sure more than one person is shaking their head and saying "you will pay for it!"
I try my best!
She is on a schedule, but it's flexible. she can fall asleep anywhere and it is usually around the same time, once at 10:30 am and once at 3:30 pm.
She eats table food....when she wants to. She much prefers her bottle.
She sleeps when she is ready...and it works for us.
No matter what, here is what matters most:
I have a genuinley happy kid who enjoys wagon rides, being outside in her swing, watching her fishies, teasing her puppy dog, sitting in her little tikes tug boat, watching the kids across the street catch fire flies, splashing in her pool, pressing her face against the front door glass, banging pots and pans in the kitchen...and I love her for all those reasons.
It's 10 pm and her daddy has finally put her down. I will carry her up the steps and place her in her crib and maybe,. just maybe, we will get some sleep! :)
