Suesville.......

Welcome to Suesville..........................

Enter at your own risk.............................. It is really getting to be a challenge to out smart Thing 1. She totally LOVES her big girl bed. It is up against a wall and I have the protective side railing up for nap time and bed time. I have REPEATEDLY told her that she needs to stay in her bed once she is in it so Mommy knows she is safe. Well, that doesn't fly with Thing 1. I constantly hear the pitter patter of her feet running down the hallway and I usually make at least two trips upstairs to remind her to stay in her bed. And I can "NEVER ACTUALLY CATCH" her out of bed. There was one afternoon that she was so quiet about it that I didn't even hear her come down the stairs, get some of the stuffed little Halloween characters out of a pumpkin and bring them back upstairs to her bed. I of coarse found them when I heard the running foot steps the "second time" and I was amazed when I saw them in her bed. Ok......more like shocked because I was right down here in the living room and she must have been as quiet as a mouse. Well, this past Friday evening, we came home after having dinner with the older kids for David's birthday. She was still up, so I let my sister Ingrid go home and I put her to bed. We rocked, did the usual routine and then I reminded her to stay in her bed. "Ok Mommy" was the sweet reply. I came downstairs and started to work on my post for Verna. I could hear the pitter patter and I was a bit surprised that she was out of her bed at night time. However, Thing Teen was upstairs and I figured they were having some fun, so I was going to let it go while I uploaded pictures and so on. I could hear her voice over the monitor, but I couldn't understand what she was saying. I thought about getting up and listening, but I thought to myself, "just a few more pictures and I'm done", then I will go and get Thing 1 calmed down and back in bed. Next thing I hear is Thing 2 just screaming. Now mind you....as high maintenance as he is during the day......Thing 2 is a great sleeper! Has been since 7 weeks old. I bet I've only been up with him about 10 times since he was that little. It has always been due to being sick or teeth. So I fly out of my computer chair and run for the stairs, open the door, and I am stunned to hear the pitter patter of feet climbing up the stairs by my bedroom. Thing 1 had not only gotten out of her bed.....she came through our bedroom, down the landing, up to Daniels landing and woke him up, apparently thinking a sibling Thing Party was in order! She had obviously been there for longer than I realized because she decided to dress the cat in her crown, the pumpkin needed her Jasmine slippers and the Ghost needed a new fashion statement and she put her Mermaid dress on it. Mind you Thing 2 is totally flipping out! I pick him up and I start to rock him only to hear the pitter patter of Thing 1's feet coming back down the stairs up to Thing 2's room. I stood up, looked out the door and VERY FIRMLY LOOKED AT HER AND SAID...."Young lady you go back to your room and get into your bed right now!" Thing 1 FREAKS OUT and starts screaming hysterically. Well, being that I can only deal with one freaking out Thing at a time I look at her and tell her to go find sissy. I sit down with the Thing 2, begin to rock him and then I hear................ Thing Teen totally freaking out as well. I hear nothing but complete fear in her voice and she is shouting, "Mom,.....Mom....MOM??????" Well Thing 1 went into Thing Teens room in her hysterical state and said "Someone got Deedal out of his bed" "Someone got Deedal".......so Thing Teen now thinks that someone is IN the house and has taken Thing 2. So as I look out of Thing 2's bedroom door because I hear Thing Teen nearly hyper ventilating...... I see the horror on her face and she has both arms wrapped around Thing 1 for dear life in case she has to make a run for it. Can you even imagine....so I briefly give the story, tell her to go rock Thing 1 and I will be there as soon as I have Thing 2 back into his bed. Luckily for me, Thing 2 calmed right down and went back to sleep. Thing 1 and wild eyed Thing Teen on the other hand were another story. All Things slept through the night after the dramatic evening. ~sigh~ So Thing 1 now has a gate in front of her room. Ha ha ha...na na da booo....right? WRONG! I go up to take a picture of it after I put her in bed for nap time the next day........and not only do I find the door closed.......oh no.....Thing 1 has LOCKED the door as well. I knock on the door and tell her to unlock it right now. When the door opens, I get this....... only my camera did not catch this look in time!

Daddy will be taking the lock off later this afternoon! How am I going to keep up with this child? And......she did not....and I repeat DID NOT take a nap today. It's a battle of the wills here.....and she is STILL getting up at night time and pitter pattering around her room.......that Thing 1 is a stinker!