Now I let this go on for a bit for two reasons. One - I wasn't quite sure how to handle the situation as nothing like this had happened before. Two - I was trying to gain my composure because I was sure I would start giggling when I walked in rather than being stern. So, I finally went in and found the lamp turned on, Pumpkin eating toilet paper which I'm sure Peanut gave her so she could wipe her runny nose. I also found Mr. Potato Head scattered all over Pumpkin's crib. Remember..."You wanna play? It's ok..," from above. 
Peanut immediately said, "Mommy, I want to go downstairs." She was none too thrilled when I said, "NO! It is the middle of the night! Your daddy isn't even home yet from school!" I tucked her back into bed and took the baby downstairs to try to get her back to sleep. The girls were all snug in their beds AGAIN by 1 a.m. as was I, only to have my 6 a.m. wake-up call from Pumpkin who no longer goes back to bed, but is ready for her day! What is up with that?
I did get a kick out of this but I do hope it doesn't happen again. Peanut and I had a talk about it. I reminded her that sometimes Pumpkin will wake up and cry for a bit, but she needs to roll over and go back to sleep. It is not her job to get out of bed, Mommy will do that if need be. One thing about Peanut is that she usually learns her lesson after the first time, so I think we'll be ok.
(Pumpkin currently loves to empty the dvd storage box!)
Needless to say it has been a very long day here. Pumpkin was a wreck for most of the morning and would not give into sleep. Daddy finally had the magic touch and she took a morning nap and is in her crib "trying" to go down for an afternoon nap. I'm telling you this kid is soooo unpredictable. I have a routine somewhat for her, but sometimes she throws it out the window. It can be interesting.
Peanut is "resting". Have I mentioned on here that she has given up afternoon naps? We were having a horrible time at bedtime with her and I started thinking that maybe she wasn't tired after having a long afternoon nap come bedtime. So we have cut them out. She has "rest" time in the living room and watches a movie. Somedays if she is playing well and we have had a good day, I will just let her do that. Sometimes she will fall asleep but usually stays awake. It is going well. At first I thought it was the end of the world. I wasn't ready for her to give up naps at all, but we're plugging away.
She is also completely potty trained. It was amazing. It happened just like everyone said it would, it just clicked! We've only had one accident in the past month and it was in the bathroom when she was trying to get on the potty but didn't make it in time. Easy clean-up for the most part! I am so proud of her!!!! I didn't think we would ever get here. Oh, can you go knock on wood for me just in case? :)
Yesterday Peanut headed down the stairs after waking up and all of a sudden screamed. She saw the snow out the front door window and was so excited! It wasn't much snow but to her it was amazing!
There is construction going on behind us and as Peanut was watching the snow she saw them digging and yelled, "MOMMY! He is throwing the snow away!" Too funny!
Hope you enjoyed the other pics sprinkled intermittenly throughout this post.
-Mama
