Need Sleep - The Turkey Vultures are Circling

The Girl is driving us nuts.  She can't (or she refuses) to stay asleep at night.  It is crying, screaming and at one point completely undressing.  We have threatened to take her Bitty Baby away if she keeps waking up, last night I had had it so I did just that.  Wailing ensued.  My AGW went in there after a bit and told her she needed to go to sleep if she wanted Bitty Baby back, she calmed and slept until morning.  Although then in the quiet of the early morning, the Boy gets up because he is hot - he was fine but I believe he does it so we never sleep.  Then he gets up again and goes to the bathroom for what seemed like an eternity. After he went back to bed the alarm clock started.  I see this as a bad sign, I was taking the Boy to school and strutting down the street right in front of our house was two turkey vultures.  So I guess if I am not dead yet I must be close as they looked hungry.

What really happens at 11 pm?

This is a question I have for the Girl.  Every night it seems she wakes crying, screaming, calling for me or my AGW at 11 pm.  It has been going on quite a while now.  I can't seem to figure out what is going on.  She is not disturbed by me going to bed as I go to bed at different times each night.  The cat doesn't bother her or her room and the Boy is sleeping as well.  I try not to pick her up but then that can turn into a marathon not sleeping session for me or my AGW as she will start crying and wailing almost upon leaving the room.  It wouldn't be so bad if she wasn't insistent on waking up at 6:30 am to go potty.  I think it is great that she wants to go potty and keep everything else dry but this is the same girl who held it for 20+ hours once or twice at the beginning of potty training. Can't she wait until at least 7:00 or 7:30 am?

I realize she may be having separation anxiety or bad dreams but it is almost like clock work at 11 pm she awakens and must cry or scream as loud as she can.  If it is ignored too long she may get up and take off her pants and pull up she sleeps in and then scream for the potty.  I will take her then and if she pees it will be about 1/4 teaspoon worth.  Is the culmination of Diva status?  Must she see how quickly and how much she can torture her parents?  Next house separate floor plan is a must.

A Moment of Quiet

With two kids running our lives, sometimes it seems almost impossible to have a moment of quiet.  There is always something which is great but sometimes you just need a moment.  I don't mean complete silence but a moment with out the constant "Mommy, mommy, mommy..." or "Daddy, daddy, daddy..."  Tonight with help from some grandparents, a sister and cousins we will have a short moment of quiet as they are having a sleepover.  Granted I have yet to tell the children as if I tell them in advance focus and reason quickly leave their little heads.  They will have a blast and for one evening I don't have get up every time I sit down to get someone a snack, drink, tissue, etc., etc., etc.  It feels like Christmas Eve waiting to have that one night off from being a parent.

Also, if you watched Modern Family last night, the Girl has the same PJs that the little girl Lily had on.  We were happy to see that our daughter was rocking stylish PJs.

Random Kid Stuff

It is Monday. Monday mornings are the worst as we have to get back to the routine of getting up, having breakfast, getting ready for school, etc. The routine works well it is just hard on a Monday morning. It doesn't help that the Girl has been waking up randomly screaming and crying, I realize it is for attention but it is very hard to lay there and listen to this determined little one that I believe would stay up screaming all night. You know it is affecting you when other parents at school start asking if you are OK, granted I know the answer to that as I have two crazy kids.

First since it is officially Spring, the Boy refused to wear a long sleeved shirt to school, no problem there just wish he would ask instead of whine. We get to school and I realize that we forgot to do his letterbook this weekend, not a big deal he will do today without much fuss. Then as we are walking out, a Mom and her two kids are walking in - I know them but I can't remember their names or anything else about them when the little girl says "Hi!" to the Girl and of course the Girl answers with a "Hi." How is it that the Girl who started to go to extended day at school this past week while I coach the track team already have followers, maybe she is on the Twitter or something.