Looks like this was actually my last entry in 2010...I just never posted it. Fortunately we are way past these bedtime shennanigans....only to be replaced by new ones...trust me !!
YEP...She's 2. There is no denying that one. I am always thrilled to see the a-typical things that Elle does even when it results in her latest and greatest...the tantrum ! Not really a fan. Elle has never met a stranger and she never had separation anxiety so this is a new one on me. She has the timing down perfectly. At 8 p.m., Elle goes to bed. She gets a bottle, kisses and off she goes. Recently she has decided to change things up a bit. 8p.m. comes, she takes her meds, and then the struggle begins. I give her the bottle and she swats it away. I try again and she again swats my hands away. I can hear her little voice say (if she could) "NO...I'm not drinkin' that, I know what your tryin' to do, your trying to make me go to sleep and I dont wanna!!" I hate to see her go to bed upset so I try picking her up, walking around and singing to her before I again attempt to put her down for the night. She's a little smarter than me sometimes and isn't easily fooled. This usually ends in full out tantrum, Elle style. She screams for about 5 minutes until she gets fully worn out, gives in, grabs the bottle and in a few minutes....drifts off to sleep. I guess it's rough being a toddler.
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