Battle for bed

The two year old has won!  It is a headline that could be read if our home had a newspaper.  The article that would follow might look something like this....

Last night around 10:15 the strong willed 2 year old of the Baker household won a major victory over her mother.  Yes the repercussions of this loss to Mama Baker will be felt for days, weeks and possibly months to come.  Mama Baker faced with another night of broken sleep by a yelling, crying, kicking, singing two year old was just more than she could bear. 

The night began easy enough with all the children heading up to bed after watching the "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" special.  But the rumble of war began as Daddy fell asleep with Miss Callie next to him.  Only she was not sleeping.  She was just lying in wait for him to not notice she when she was leaving the bed.  First skirmish as Mama Baker firmly told her to get back to bed.  One for Mama.  Second skirmish as the little girl was sent back to bed again a few minutes later.  Two for Mama.  Then Mama joins them all in bed just to be kicked as little girl fights sleep.  Mama again firmly informs the little girl it is time for bed be quiet and go to sleep.  Silence....three for mama.  Then the singing begins....."twinkle, twinkle, little star"..."the bunny song"....another firm shhhhsh from Mama's side of the bed.  Ladies and gentlemen I think the tide is beginning to turn as the two year old puts all her effort into winning this battle for bed.  Little girl is no longer under the blankets and mama is beginning to drift off.  But wait what do we have here!  Mama is getting up, picking up little girl and taking her to her own bed!  Ah the wailing begins.  Followed by the cough that is traveling around the Baker household. More wailing, more coughing.  Begging to sleep with Daddy...Mama replies with a firm "No"...wailing, coughing....now mama's coughing and she's looking like she's wavering from her resolve for a good nights sleep.  By now it's 10:00 and all the lights come on.  Mama's enlisted the help of two of her big boys and my oh my she's come up with an upset to the two years old plans!  She's moving the little girl's bed into her parents room!! What is she thinking?  Does she really think this will work?  Yes, ladies and gentlemen I think she does.  With the bed moved into Mama's room, the Mama places her coughing little girl in her own bed in Mama and Daddy's room.  The house resumes it's quiet.  The lights are turned off and all are back in bed. 
Well I'm not sure who this is a victory for?  The Mama who gets to sleep the whole night without being kicked or the Little Girl who has moved in to her parents room.  It's going to be a bigger battle to move her out again.  So if I'd have to chose I'd say the Mama has won the skirmish but the little one has won the battle, tonight.




You might be asking why she was in our bed to start out.....with but that is another story for another time :-)