A Little about Emery...

I was driving the girls to Grandma Lola's this afternoon before I went to work. Emery was talking about going to "work" to see her friends too. I asked her what she did when she was at work and she said she "sharpens pencils" and "writes". She said it so matter-of-factly, like she really thinks she goes to work and sharpens pencils and writes.

Here is something else that Emery says, probably daily.

"I didn't hear the special word. Now, say it all over again nicely"

Let's just say, I say that to Emery sometimes when she doesn't say please and demands something of us vs asking us nicely for something. I've really realized over the last few weeks that Emery is a complete "mini me" and repeats everything I say. I think I'm in trouble ...

Middle of the Night Guest

Emery has been in her big girl bed for over a year now. When I was pregnant with Paisley, she started getting up in the middle of the night - always between 2-4a to come sleep with me. I was huge, pregnant and exhausted, so I would usually let her sleep with me for 1-2 hours then I would take her back to her bed.

It was about 8 months ago that I decided I was done with it. I made up this little calendar and gave Emery a sticker for every night that she stayed in her bed all night. Once she made it 7 consecutive nights, I would buy her a movie. Nothing like child bribery! Well, it worked - I bought her a Dr. Seus movie and she did great with staying in her bed - for a while.

Fastforward a few months. Maybe 2 months ago, she was back to getting up every night between 2-4a. I did the same thing I did before and let her sleep with me for an hour or 2. I finally got sick of always getting up and trained her to go to Ivan's side of the bed. BIG MISTAKE! Ivan loved cuddling with her and Emery started sleeping in bed with us basically all night.

One night last week, Emery had both me and Ivan up all night moving around and kicking us in bed. We decided to put a stop to it again. This time, no bribery. She's old enough to get it and we just told her she had to stay in her own bed all night. All was fine for like 4 nights.

Last night, I wake up to someone rubbing my arm. I'm half asleep and don't think much of it. Then, I feel something a little crinkly against my face. It's Emery's BUTT (and pull up) in my face. She had quietly and sneakily gotten into bed as not to wake us up. She was trying to get under the covers when I woke up. She knew she was busted and I put her back in her bed. This little girl is so smart and sneaky! Let's hope she stays in her own bed for the next several nights so I can get a good nights sleep.