I think my toddler is winning pt. 2

My 4yr old has decided that her new bedtime is sometime between midnight and 2am. I have tried the reverse psychology trick where I tell her to stay up all night. Two movies later, The Polar Express and Barnyard, she was still wide awake.

We have discontinued her naps, figuring that she has grown out of them. She is begging to sleep with Mommy and Daddy because she is "scared". When asked what she is "scared" of, she looks around the room, thinks for a second and then pulls some random thing out of her mind. We know she is not "scared" of anything specific, but I am concerned that she is having bad dreams.

The one obvious cause of her erratic behavior is the birth of our new baby. Many of you know the tension in the household when a newborn comes home and the siblings have to adjust. It is not going to be an easy couple of weeks, but with love and family we will get through it.

Most of my logs are going to revolve around our current issues with my 2yr old and 4yr old adjusting to our new baby. Today I am not in an incredibly silly or sarcastic mood, but I will try to bring some decent humor filled tales soon.