I made him go to bed. On time.
And, despite his repeated efforts, with a minimal amount of bedtime tv.
Sigh.
He's been playing this game the past few nights where we give him his bedtime snack, he doesn't touch it, and then as we say "It's time for bed" (with multiple "warnings" in between), he immediately starts fussing that he's hungry and wants his snack. So...we give in. What parent wants to send their kid to bed hungry?
Tonight, I let him have his favorite snack. He ate one bite and then ignored it, but as soon as I said bedtime, guess who was starving. And for toast. Because, you know, you have to cook toast.
So, I brought him in his room. Gave him a piece of toast, and said we could read a story while he ate his toast. LBB was not a fan of that. But, after 5 minutes of yelling in his room, he is now quiet.
He's either asleep (which is very possible...his eyes were closed as he was yelling), or he's eating the piece of toast I left in there for him. Sigh. I hate rough nightimes. :-(
But, I know he's just testing us to see what we'll let him get away with...but I can say, I do hope he sleeps through the night tonight. For some reason he's reverting back to waking up multiple times a night. Yawn. This momma is beat.
What bedtime stall tactics do your kiddos have? I thought I was good at stalling for bedtime when I was little, but LBB has me beat. :)
Oh bedtime bedtime bedtime:) Elijah is actually the easiest to put down for bed. He just needs his water, monkey, doggie, and green blankies, and his tiger. Then he's set. The girls, on the other hand, come up with ALL SORTS of reasons they need to get out of bed and come talk to us. Potty, being too hot, needing to tell me something 'portant', chat about breakfast options, 'oh I had an idea for a craft we could do!', 'braid my hair please', 'I can't find my blanket...no my other one...no my OTHER one'......I could go on, but I won't:) Sometimes I get frustrated...but then I remember, it won't be like this forever...and soon, much much too soon, I'll be wishing for the creak of the door and pattering of feet in the hall to come and tell me something portant. :)
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