Lucy had started taking her nap in Amelia's bed...something i now wish I had perhaps not encouraged! Then the last few night she got upset at bedtime and kept running off and getting in 'Meme Bet'. So we promised we would get her a bed. We went to IKEA yesterday and got the same extendable bed as Amelia - Lucy was so excited.
Duncan put up the bed and they couldnt wait to get in it. We had had a very exciting afternoon at Bella & Stan's first birthday party and they were both very tired after dinner but had to have a bath as the were both sticky with party jelly! So at bedtime they ran into 'their' room and got in their beds. I stayed in the room to make sure Lucy went asleep. Well, a lot of laughing and screaming went on between the two of them and Lucy kept turning on her Gloworm, much to Amelia's delight! Then Lucy seemed to twig she could get out of bed and started to try to sneak out, almost like she had forgotten I was in there! So I got in the bed with her and made her lie down with me, but she wanted to lie on me! So I tried sitting in our room and telling them to be quiet anytime I heard noise, but then I heard a little scamper on the landing and went out to find them both standing there, holding hands and blankets and looking VERY pleased with themselves! So I sat back in the room again, Lucy kept getting out, running to Amelia's bed, but good girl Amelia said 'Lucy is that you?' 'Yes' , 'Get back in bed. You are being very cheeky and I'm tired now!' and Lucy did get back in bed!! Then Amelia went to sleep!
But Lucy didnt go to sleep - she was far too excited, so I sat in our room again and she did quieten down after a fair bit of running on to the landing and then legging it back to her bed when she heard me coming! Eventually she called me in and I sat on the side of the bed and held her hand,but every time I thought she was asleep and tried to slip away, she gripped my hand and sleepily murmured 'Mummy'. Finally, I tried an old trick that worked on Amelia, saying 'Mummy needs to go to the toilet, I'll be right back'. and as soon as I left the room, she was asleep in seconds.
The whole debacle took just over an hour!!
We checked on them several times and had to move Lucy and cover her back up each time, luckily we had put her to sleep in her fleece treat to keep warm as we thought she might kick the covers off. But they were both sound asleep when we went to bed!
I was awoken though at 1.05 by the little patter of feet and the words 'Mummy' with a little warm hand hitting my face. I pulled her into bed and she was back asleep in seconds. BUT she is such a wriggly sleeper, she turned horizontal in her sleep so Duncan and I were at the bed edges within a few minutes, so we popped her into her cot asleep. She then didnt wake til 6.20..... which is actually 5.20 thanks to the clocks going back, but didnt seem to mind she was in the cot, perhaps it will follow that pattern for a while!
I love it that they are sharing a room, its so cute, it was always going to happen, it just seems very soon, thanks to Lucy's stubbornness! Have to arrange the room properly now and decide where all the toys should live!
Amelia-ism of the Day
'Jelly Arms, Fattttty Boom Boom!!!' Abuse which she has learnt from Duncan... and knows how to use!
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