‘Mummy! I am AWAKE!’
‘Mmmmphghs. fuck.’
Stumble stumble stumble. I glance at my watch. Ugh.
‘Amy. It’s still dark. Do you want to go back to sleep for me please?’
‘No. Amy is awake. We go in the loungeroom and watch TV!’
‘Ugh. Move over. Mum will cuddle you. Brrrr, it’s cold. Here, snuggle down and close your eyes.’
I climb into bed with Amy and close my eyes.
‘Amy does not want to close her eyes. Amy is awake. Hi MUMMY!’
‘Hi Amy. Here, come and have a cuddle.’
‘Okay. Incy wincy spider…. You sing it Mum.’
‘Mummy doesn’t want to sing. Mummy wants to go back to sleep.’
Amy walks her fingers up my head.
‘MUM! MUM! There is a spider on your head. See?’
Her fingers walk back down my face.
‘Amy, it’s not time to get up yet. Snuggle down and go back to sleep.’
‘But Amy is not tired.’
‘Mummy is tired.’
‘Are you tired Mum? Are you tired? Mum, mummummumumummm, are you tired?’
‘Yes Amy, I am tired.’
‘You going back to sweep Mum?’
‘MMmmrpgh.’
‘MUM! Are you sweeping?’
‘Mmmmmm.’
‘Is okay Mummy, Amy will sing. Incy Wincy Spider climbed up a… Mummy, is your turn now.’
‘Amy?’
‘Yes? Oh NO. MUMMY LOOK! There is a cat on Amy’s drawers. Don worry Mum, Amy fix it.’
‘Amy, get back here, what are you – DON’T put the cat in the drawer!’
‘Is okay Mummy, Amy come snuggle now. Cat is fixed.’
‘Go and get the cat back out of the drawer. It’s very naughty to put the cat in the drawers!’
‘Amy not get the cat out. The cat is sweeping.’ [makes snoring noises]
‘The cat is not sleeping, go and get it out.’
‘Amy not want to. Cat is sweeping. Amy is sweeping.’ [Makes more fake snoring noises.]
‘BING! Amy is AWAKE! C’mon Mummy, les get UP!’
Oh my god.
‘Come on then. Let’s get up.’
‘YAY! YAY! YAY! Is Isaac awake?’
‘No, Isaac is sleeping.’
‘Don worry Mummy, Amy will wake Isaac up.’
‘No! Leave Isaac alone!’
‘Isaac! Is time to wake up!’
Isaac cries, Nathan mumbles and I am UP! and AWAKE! with the kids at a godawful time. Is it too late to start today again?
Ha! Another kid who puts the cat in the drawer! One of our cats spent all day in a closed drawer because our son forgot to reopen the drawer before he left for school. Sheesh.
Thankfully, my kids were never early risers. Or else they learned early NEVER to bother Mommy before 8am, at least on weekends anyway. All the other days I had to wake them up for daycare or school, so I can confidently say my kids were NEVER morning people!
Pop and Ices last blog post..Potty Shy
I have one of those.
Sorry mummy, I can’t go to sleep, I’m bored was what I got this evening. Shortly before she started shouting so loudly that the boy woke up.
Every morning we try to get them to relax in our bed and inevitably (sp?) end up with two over-excited children in the bed. It’s not what I expected.
Barbaras last blog post..No Through Road
I remember one morning, Wynnie was around 3, when she would stand at my doorway and cough cough cough until I woke up. That morning I had HAD ENOUGH. I stomped her back to her room, threatened her with a severe beating if she EVER WOKE MOMMY AGAIN. She is such a sweet pea now, she’ll play in her room, quietly opening her door occasionally to see if anybody else is stirring. I’m afraid I’ll have to resort to something similar very soon with her brother. UGH!
Hyphen Mamas last blog post..Good grief where do the days go?
Mine just goes “wahh, wahh, wahh”. Much less cute than Amy’s shenanegans…
talinas last blog post..My poor fussy little breastfed baby.
You totally need all the sleep you can to heal on so many levels. I think at this time your health has to take priority. She’s an extremely strong-willed child. Perhaps she needs some firm boundaries. I used to say ‘This is the rule’ and they bought it, so I guess I was lucky, but I put wicked inflection on rule.
Somehow I don’t think Amy will be a one-off, and you’ll have to endure hissyfits consistently until she realizes there’s no point to the hissyfits. Then she’ll stop. I don’t envy you your challenges, they are Wonder Woman big. I do so admire your spirit, as you keep on keeping on.
You and your family are in my heart.
witchypoos last blog post..Does My Cat Love Me?
Best is when I fall asleep on the couch & wake up with a little finger prodding my eye & a little voice saying “Mummy sleeeeeeepi????”
Such a delightful way to be jolted back into consciousness……
KerriSackvilles last blog post..Half A Brain, Half A Coconut
Amy needs to learn the number one rule.
NEVER wake a sleeping baby. (Because then mummy can’t spend time with Amy).
oh, god. why are they so AWAKE! when they wake up? why do toddlers think it is there job to wake their siblings?
Jennis last blog post..A Sweet Lunch
There is nothing more startling than “Mummy, I’m awake NOW!!” Being screamed through the baby monitor at some ridiculously early time of the morning! Great way to start the day =)
LOL! The joys of motherhood!
Janet Bs last blog post..Like a little bird …
hahaha! SNORNING: early morning snoring?
(this is the part that scares me most about children!)
Beas last blog post..ok, really world, there is only so much that this girl can take -and you’re going to give me that?
Zack brings his gameboy into my bed and jumps about playing with it. >_< Always wakes Max too – it drives me nuts!
Marylins last blog post..To my boys…
Mine do that.
Just wait until Isaac is telling you about trains and tractors and how his daddy can fly any aeroplane in the whole world. At the top of his lungs.
At 2am.
Oh yes.
He will.
tiffs last blog post..This photo
Perhaps if you explain to her that people, especially grown up people, need sleep – that if they don’t get proper sleep, they could get sick – and sick people are not FUN people – maybe that will help.
lceels last blog post..Friday Haiku – almost
Could’ve been bunking in the same place for the way I’ve been woken the last, well, let’s not go into how long I’ve been in control of neither end of my sleep.
amandas last blog post..You’ll Never Know
argh! Obviously, Amy thinks she should wake everyone up in the morning. Yuck. That jsut plain sucks. Hopefully she’ll be out of this stage soon.
Joyce-Annes last blog post..Vacation is all I ever wanted
Gah.
Xbox4NappyRashs last blog post..Mr (or Ms) Fitz of science
hehehehe reminds me of a little girl I used to know. It takes years before you actually catch up on all your sleep. Years and years and years..
frogpondsrocks last blog post..I never thought I would say this…
Perhaps it’s fitting that I hail from badmommymoments, but I “trained” my daughter at age 3.5 to stay in bed until 7-0-0 with marshmallows.
If sleeping like a human is wrong, than I don’t wanna to be right…
CKs last blog post..railings
Argh. I couldn’t handle it. 😉 But then, I need my beauty sleep and you’re just a young’un. 😉
Rees last blog post..Haiku Friday – The Mammogram Edition
Kids!
Who’d have ’em ? 😛
Jaynes last blog post..Gangrenous Penis… Sat’dee July 11
Hey V…peace and strength…and sleep too if I can arrange it for you 🙂 Do try the ‘boundaries’ idea…I had to do it with number one child as well….
3am last week; ‘Mum! I haffa have a jam sandwich NOW!’
3am this week: ‘Mum! Please I haffa watch MASTERCHEF!’
It’s so cute in the telling later, but that’s small comfort in the wee hours.
Rachaels last blog post..Does this happen to Heidi Klum?
what a cute story..
although i really feel for you..
here is hoping there sleep gets better very soon..
how is Issac sleeping now?
I love reading her talk,,,, poor kittie,,poor mummy. Hang in there
Just a moms last blog post..NOT MANY STILL STOP BY,,,AND,,,
OMG!!! Veronica, hang in there! I feel your exhaustion, my friend! This post made ME tired! This said, Amy IS incredibly cute!! 🙂 Perhaps you will look back on these days in many years to come and think how cute all of these Amy-isms are! 😉
In the meantime, I hope you get to have a little break from time to time. May your mornings not all be so early! xo
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