... lifting her head off the pillow for the 240th time.
"I love you too, baby" I replied. More than the air I breathe.
Now for the love of all things sacred in this universe, particularly my sanity, please go to sleep.
(1 hour and 25 minutes into waiting for her to fall asleep for her nap).
More on this tomorrow...
Emily does this too. At age 8. Until we both say
"Got to Sleep before we beat your ass!!!"
Feel the love
Posted by: Dawn | August 31, 2006 at 06:59 PM
And you just wait and wait and wait. My second daughter would never go to bed. She thought she would miss something, that something magical would occur, that the dancing fairies and flowers would walk through the walls and a huge party would occur.
She is 21 and I think a part of her is still waiting... sigh.
Posted by: Kathleen Marie | August 31, 2006 at 01:35 AM
Just when you want to murder them, they say it. And since we wait almost two years with some kids to hear it. we can't hear it enough. And somehow they know that.
Posted by: Melissa | August 30, 2006 at 08:41 PM
Oh GOd. I hate when that happens!
Posted by: Lisa B | August 30, 2006 at 05:00 PM
She took a page out of my son's song book. He would totally pour on the sugar as the #1 sleep avoidance tactic. Now he just uses it for everything he wants.
Posted by: Sunshine Scribe | August 30, 2006 at 11:53 AM
JUST got WonderBaby down. THREE HOURS of effort; likely only 40 minutes of reward.
But, yes, the fat little hands reaching up for me and the sweet little voice chirping mama mama...
Immeasurable.
Posted by: Her Bad Mother | August 30, 2006 at 11:02 AM
No matter how many times I hear Grace say those words to me, m heart gets all fluttery and my eyes tear up. I just love it, even the 346th time as I am trying to put her to bed.
Posted by: Jaime | August 30, 2006 at 10:35 AM
Oy! Right now I can nurse him to sleep - I'm not looking forward to the say that ends...
Oh, and my family is embarking on an important little journey...fundraising for cancer...
http://www.muchmorethanamom.com/?p=328
Posted by: Much More Than A Mom | August 30, 2006 at 10:18 AM
Yeah, I've definitely been there. 'I love you, but I'd love you even more if you were sleeping!'.
Posted by: Renee | August 30, 2006 at 09:41 AM
Yeah. Just yeah.
Posted by: Andrea | August 30, 2006 at 09:15 AM
My little girl is just starting to talk, and I can't wait to hear those words!
Hope she falls asleep a little quicker today!
Posted by: Fresh Mommy | August 30, 2006 at 08:56 AM
I feel you. Plus I get the same thing at night. I just let her stay up and watch TV.
Cause I kinda suck...and I'm tired.
Posted by: Jenny | August 30, 2006 at 08:38 AM
it must be something in the water, or maybe the air, because our bedtime total waiting-for-the-peanut-to-fall-asleep time last night was roughly an hour and 15 minutes.
Posted by: jenni | August 30, 2006 at 06:34 AM
Oh dear. I hope she's asleep by now.
Posted by: Girl con Queso | August 29, 2006 at 10:30 PM
Oh, I've got one of these, too! Took me 67 minutes to get her to bed tonight and she had to fall asleep ON TOP of me.
Posted by: PHAT Mommy | August 29, 2006 at 10:28 PM