I'm her treat!

Madeline has a hard time going to sleep. Emma's willingness to let Madeline sleep in her room has been very helpful but Madeline still works as hard as she can to stay awake and maximize her interaction opportunity.

Tonight on her second or third time coming out of the bedroom I decided to mention to her the idea of starting another round stickers for going to bed nicely and staying there. When she gets to six stickers we go and do something fun. Previously Winegars was our treat...yummy milkshakes for all. Tonight milkshakes had no draw. When I asked her what we should use as the treat she replied "you are my treat". Dang she is smart! Her way of communicating on her trips out of bed is so expressive and endearing that it makes it hard to cut her off and send her back.

I would love it if both my girls would fall asleep quickly like most of their friends do. I read all sorts of sleep literature when they were babies. Perhaps it is time to hit the book store again.

I'm off to bed.