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Okay, so a week of fever and rocking Princess Tater Tot to sleep has screwed up her sleep schedule. But what else is a Mommy to do? There was no way I was going to let my sick little Princess cry her eyes out to “soothe herself to sleep”. That’s my job when she’s sick. It’s hers when she’s well. So, we’re starting at square one with training her to soothe herself to sleep again. Well, maybe square two or three, actually because she knows the drill. She’s just hoping that Mommy will be a softie and rock her anyway. Which I did today. Yeah, yeah, I know: Bad Mommy (to read the history of why I want her to soothe herself to sleep, go here , here , and here ) . But it was either that or have her skip her afternoon nap for the second day in a row and be Crank Monster from 3-6pm. That’s quite a lot of Crank Monster. Too much for this Mommy. Then, of course, she didn’t want to soothe herself to sleep at bed time tonight either and wailed like a dying elephant seal. So The Daddy took on Bedtime Rocking Duty and got her to her Happy Place (so drowsy that she couldn’t do anything but fall asleep. Thank you, The Daddy!

She’s had a lot going on in her little life between sickness, teething, learning to walk with The Mommy’s help (and pick her nose and wave hello), and liking to be with her Mommy a whole lot (so much that she doesn’t like to be away from me!) so I guess I gotta cut her a little slack. But I know that she will remember how to soothe herself to sleep. She’s able to for her morning nap. I just have to make sure I get her down soon enough after I see her “Mommy, I’m Sleepy” behaviors. I think I waited too long today because we were out running errands. That’ll teach me to try and get stuff done!

Yes, you did read correctly. Tater learned to pick her nose this week. I did not teach her that! And then she ate it. I definitely didn’t teach her that part. Really. I mean it, I didn’t! I wish I could take credit for teaching her to wave hello but The Daddy swooped in on the tail end of my efforts and got to take credit because she imitated him today as he waved to some kids in the neighborhood. D*mn! Nevermind that I wave hello to everyone we see in front of her, including the dog. She doesn’t feel the need to wave hello until the one time she sees The Daddy wave hello.

It’s so cute (and tiring) to help her practice walking. She just hasn’t been real interested until lately. She started walking behind her ride on walker recently and the past couple of days has been intensely interested in walking holding onto The Mommy’s hands. Back and forth and back and forth. This puts The Mommy in a stooped-over, will-my-back-ever-recover kind of position but she’s so happy and it’s such a hoot seeing her walk that I don’t mind. Before I know it, she’ll be walking all over the place. On that note, I’d better rest up… See ya’!