This week I had the opportunity to bring the kids to visit my mom’s class of grade two and three students.  Kieran sat beside his sister looking dumbfounded. Avery enthusiastically answered a variety of questions from the students about where she is from and what her various “favourites” are.  When asked what she wants to be when she grows up (a question to which she usually has a very specific answer) she panicked and blurted out “A HOSPITAL!” (she normally says she wants to be “a doctor in a hospital who helps people get their babies” [an obstetrician]. And no, I have never specifically recommended medicine, or any other profession to her, for that matter.). It was THE HIGHLIGHT of my week. It makes me smile every time I think about it.

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We’ve been attempting to keep Avery from having a nap this week because she’s gotten into the bad habit of napping in the afternoon and sleeping less at night which results in her waking up at unholy hours in the morning. By the early afternoon yesterday she was soooo tired and melting down and after several scoldings and a time-out she was literally BEGGING me to let her have a nap! I know, right? 

I explained why we wanted her to stay awake but this only resulted in wailing and weeping. “PLEEEEEASE MOM-MMMMEEEEEE!!!  I just want to haa-aave a naaAAAAAAP!  I can’t k-k-keeeeep my eyes open anyMOOOOORE!!!!!” What kind of a monster would I be if I kept her awake?  A monster with one hell of an unhappy baby monster to pacify. That’s what.

Avery: 1
A Good Night’s Sleep: 0