BEDTIME WARS: PART 2

Here we were again, it's bedtime last night and I am thinking I can't go through another night of screaming, yelling, crying, stomping (again, him not me) so I did what I thought would be easiest. I let him run around the neighborhood from the time we got home until 7ish when it was time to come in for dinner and bathtime. I thought for sure this had to tire him out, right??? We'll kind of.........so we came in and turned on Shrek 2 for the millionth time and then while I made his favorite meal of Mac-n-cheese, he played Playdough. So good so far except for the screaming fit he threw when I made him put his wagon away and come in the house, but I guess what do you expect from a 2 year old?? So anyways, we had Mac-n-cheese and then applesauce, and I am sitting here thinking OK it's 7:30ish time to start the bath. Thinking another half hour in the bathtub, and then it'll be snack time and by that time it'll be at least 8:30ish we can start our way up to our bedtime routine, right? I am thinking we had a great night, played outside this is going to go smoothly...........I am still encouraged, and we turned everything off put stuff away, collected a million cars/trains that we have to take to bed and we were off upstairs....but it started, the crying I want to go upstairs...........Nico we are going upstairs, no downstairs. So we get in his bathroom, brush his teeth, I gotta go potty...really Nico you have to go potty, NO see he has figured out if he says the right things it'll stall more! Smart little booger! Then we were off to his room, turned on his lamp at his request and said our prayers got our ritual of organizing the cars/trucks, Georgie and Mr. Bear and I said " I love you Nico, it's time for night, night". And to my surprise, he said No but didn't start crying or getting up so I thought I am going to do a few things and then go downstairs to watch my TV that I am 4 weeks behind on.....so off with my cup of tea I went. About an half hour later, I hear the crying, screaming and I am thinking you know I am just going to let it go and can you believe after about 20 minutes, he figured out I wasn't coming back and fell asleep with his cars lined up on the floor, one inches from his nose, sleeping. (Thanks, Terri for the advice and even though I knew it, after you telling me when it happened, I remembered what you said and made sure I stuck to my guns by not going back in) I guess he just gave up! So of course I put him back to bed and turned off his light, and he still wasn't awake when I left this morning!

So, I am a little nervous still about bedtime tonight but at least Bryan will be there to see what I have been going through....but we all know that Nico will probably sleep like an angel at 8:30PM and Daddy will say I am crazy!!! Let's hope there isn't a Part 3 to this story!

Until our next adventure.........