Emma doesn't have many rules that we have to enforce. She simply functions within the rules.
One rule that we treasure relates to bedtime. Emma knows that she is not to get out of bed until Scott or I, or a nurse, give her permission. The rule has a practical reason - she has a wire taped to her foot! I guess the secondary rule is that she is not allowed to untape the wire. Lately we have had to put socks on her and specify she is not allowed to remove them - the tape was too tempting.
ever since she moved in to the toddler bed last July we have no issue on the rule. In fact Emma will stay in bed for hours even if she is awake! Most often though after a while she falls asleep for a nap, or for the night.
If her pacifier, blanket or stuffed mouse fall on the floor we hear "MUMMY, DADDY" until we respond! Other than that she just chills out.
Today Emma had a brief nap in the car on the way home, but that was 2 hours before nap time, so I put her to bed as usual. I could hear her talking up there (usually Spanish to Dora, or a Baby Signing song!) and let it go as she'd fallen over earlier and bumped her head so I was a little relieved there was no concussion!
After an hour or so it went quiet so I figured she was asleep. However, Scott went upstairs some time later and I heard "Hi Daddy" on the monitor. Scott called down to me "you'd better come and see your daughter!"
I went upstairs and into her bedroom. She looked up at me through her messy hair with such an air of guilt and said "All done sleep!" The undertone was "What? I didn't get out of bed!"
Her blanket and mouse were strewn across the floor as was the cover of a book that she had up on the bed - the basket of books having been within reach of the bed!
Her socks were off and the yellow t-shirt that had been hanging on the end of the bed was around her waist. That is the neck of the t-shirt had been pulled over her head and down to her waist!
Sure, it's hardly a sign of juvenile delinquency, but it was pretty funny!
One rule that we treasure relates to bedtime. Emma knows that she is not to get out of bed until Scott or I, or a nurse, give her permission. The rule has a practical reason - she has a wire taped to her foot! I guess the secondary rule is that she is not allowed to untape the wire. Lately we have had to put socks on her and specify she is not allowed to remove them - the tape was too tempting.
ever since she moved in to the toddler bed last July we have no issue on the rule. In fact Emma will stay in bed for hours even if she is awake! Most often though after a while she falls asleep for a nap, or for the night.
If her pacifier, blanket or stuffed mouse fall on the floor we hear "MUMMY, DADDY" until we respond! Other than that she just chills out.
Today Emma had a brief nap in the car on the way home, but that was 2 hours before nap time, so I put her to bed as usual. I could hear her talking up there (usually Spanish to Dora, or a Baby Signing song!) and let it go as she'd fallen over earlier and bumped her head so I was a little relieved there was no concussion!
After an hour or so it went quiet so I figured she was asleep. However, Scott went upstairs some time later and I heard "Hi Daddy" on the monitor. Scott called down to me "you'd better come and see your daughter!"
I went upstairs and into her bedroom. She looked up at me through her messy hair with such an air of guilt and said "All done sleep!" The undertone was "What? I didn't get out of bed!"
Her blanket and mouse were strewn across the floor as was the cover of a book that she had up on the bed - the basket of books having been within reach of the bed!
Her socks were off and the yellow t-shirt that had been hanging on the end of the bed was around her waist. That is the neck of the t-shirt had been pulled over her head and down to her waist!
Sure, it's hardly a sign of juvenile delinquency, but it was pretty funny!
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