Between last night and tonight, i have decided that i am putting my foot down, and i am instilling a bit more stringent bedtime rules. and by a "bit more stringent," i mean rules at all. we have tried many different approaches in the past, each with its own merit, but not one has seemed to work for us. But after having no bed "time" this summer (usually having M running around like it's noon at ten o'clock at night), this summer-of-fun must end. And i want to end it now, with a week to go before school starts.
So, last night and tonight began the new bedtime rituals. I put the baby to bed at 7:00 last night (out of sheer need, since she screamed from 6:00-7:00, and threw food at me if i tried to feed her.) i then began M's bedtime at 8:15. She fought it all the way and didn't fall asleep until close to ten. But after putting the baby to bed at 7:45 tonight, and warning M that we were going to start bedtime at 8:15, she complied, sort of. She's actually still whimpering in her room and it's 9:10, but we're getting there. and the part that i wanted/needed is that my husband and i are sitting here on the couch instead of one of us laying in her room bargaining with her, or waiting for her to fall asleep, or even worse, falling asleep ourselves. Maybe, by the time this summer-of-fun truly does come to an end, he and i will even be able to watch a movie together before midnight! maybe!!!
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