Flashback

Wow, two posts in such close proximity to each other might make you wonder if something is going on in the life of me. Well, there is! My child has become an insomniac.

Lets have a flashback, shall we?

On November 30, 2012, nearly 3 years ago...a sweet tiny angelic baby came into the world. Her mother was so excited, and so prepared for sleep deprivation... "Bring it ON," she would say. So, in the following days, this perfect little baby slept. She nursed, pooped, and slept. She slept so well, in fact, her mother didn't experience much sleep deprivation at all. What a miracle!

My ASS. Fast forward to present time, and NOW the kid doesn't want to sleep. What the heck? How did this get backwards? Sleep was the one aspect of my toddler's life that I could always count on being constant. She naps 3 hours, and sleeps 12 at night. It's perfect, and almost always exact. But, now she won't nap. Instead of napping she has all kinds of enjoyable things to do, such as...

Screaming MAMAMAMAMAMAMA at the top of her lungs over and over and over and over
Pretending her bed is an appropriate place to ride her horse
Stripping off all of her clothes, yelling POOOOOOOOOOOOP, and smearing it all over the wall
Peeing on the floor, and yelling at Suzie the dog to make me believe it wasn't her
Running through the doors, and screaming MAMA  UP TIME
Ripping apart all of her books, then screaming because she can't fix them
Climbing on top of her dresser, to dump out all of her headbands, and rip the pictures off the walls

Anyway, that's my naptime everyday now. Some people say give up on nap time, but then by 5 PM she acts like a rabid hyena, and won't eat dinner, or go to bed at a normal time.

So, once we finally get our rebel down to bed at night, the whole process begins again. Only now Daddy is home, so it's twice as fun. She needs hugs from both of us every 4 minutes for the two hours that it takes her to finally wear out.

So, once again I ask- WHAT THE HECK is wrong with TODDLERS????

This Mama is tired. I mean, it's not my fault that I maybe stayed up way too late watching Jane the Virgin, so I only got like 3 hours of sleep. Not my fault at all. I blame Netlfix. You should also know that this show is so good, I haven't even watched Scandal or How to Get Away with Murder yet..

I should also point out that my sweet little Dementor is asleep, and it's 6:21 PM.

AND I should also point out that it's so cool to me that I am finishing my day, as the bulk of everyone I know is just waking to start theirs!

So, carry on with your Sunday, and send prayers that my Jane the Virgin marathon be short, and my child's sleep be long!

I'll leave with a couple of photos that prove my kid doesn't have what it takes to pull "all-dayers!"