Evelyn has a knack for hitting obnoxious developmental milestones right when my family is coming to visit. She got a case of some wicked bad stranger/separation anxiety right before my mom visited last time, and that was no fun for anyone. Now she has a case of the whiney, crying, big pouty, not-going-to-bed, no nap!, I'm-smarter-than-everyone obnoxious pants. You didn't know that was an official developmental milestone, did you? It is. It's a great one. Soooo pleasant.
I just hope we get a few glimpses of the happy, goofy, funny, playful, smart, awesome Evelyn amid all the whiney Evelyn. I don't love Whiney Evelyn. She is a handful.
I have high hopes that a few good nights sleep will help things. She rolled off the foot of her bed two nights ago, smashing her face on the floor in the process, and getting a big fat lip. She is still sporting the fat lip, which really enhances the poutting look. She didn't sleep well that night, then yesterday she wouldn't nap until way later than normal and then wouldn't go to sleep AT ALL until well after 8:30pm. That is a full two hours later than normal. TWO HOURS, PEOPLE! Now she is at daycare, where she rarely naps well, and I just feel a major breakdown in her future, probably right when we are waiting to pick up my mom at the airport, and continuing the whole ride home. Yep, that seems about right.
Oh yeah, she's also getting bad dreams (or so she says) and waking up a lot in the night again. Every time I think we are done with night-time wakings, they start right back up again, but with a new twist. OY VEY.
Let's just say I can't wait to see my mom tonight, not only because I love her and she is awesome, but also because it means one more adult in the house to deal with Evelyn's not-quite-two-years-old-yet-but-already-a-teenager-at-heart sass.
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