Half Sleep Walking

When we first converted Lillian's crib to a toddler daybed, she wouldn't get out of it on her own. She'd sit and play with her babies and blanket until she was ready to get out, and then she'd start yelling for one of us to come get her. I thought it was kind of funny, but I was fine knowing she wasn't going to wander around the house at night or anything.

But eventually, she figured out how to do it all on her own. This has been kind of nice, too, since she just gets out when she's ready and goes about her day. She also climbs in on her own when she's upset and want to wallow in self-pity. (Like last night... Oh.My.Gosh. We had the break down to trump all break downs last night.)

While this independent thing is great most of the time, it's not so fabulous at 2 in the morning, or even at 11 at night after I've just fallen asleep. She's developed this habit of coming to get me if she wakes up in the middle of the night. I don't know if this is something that can be inherited, but I can remember frequently waking up my mom to have her tuck me in again. And since I don't remember her ever being put out by it, I take my cue from her and quickly get over the initial shock of being woken from a deep, sound sleep and walk Lily back to her room for another 30-second rock and a re-tuck.

But last night, apparently she thought it was some sort of game and must have enjoyed watching me stubble down the hall, half asleep, sans glasses. I think maybe she was putting items in my path before coming to get me, just to see if I could complete the obstacle course each time. It must have been a huge disappointment for her, though, since I don't remember stepping on anything or stubbing my toe (which I've very prone to do - I did it about four times on the bed in Jackson).

In the end, I put her back in bed four times. The fifth time she walked in, I told her I wasn't doing it any more and to go back to bed. She went to the other side of the bed and asked Erik, which was her best idea of the night, really, since I didn't hear from her again.

Hopefully, my skillfulness at navigating the house while still half asleep impressed her enough last night that she doesn't need to see it again because even though I probably only lost a grand total of maybe half an hour of sleep, I feel like I didn't sleep at all.