Boo Hoo
"Ghost. Ghost open door. Open the window. Ghost open it."
This has been the topic of Keith's conversation for the past two days.
Cute, right?
I thought so too.
That is until last night.
It was bed time. The typical stalling tricks were tried.
Cute, right?
I thought so too.
That is until last night.
It was bed time. The typical stalling tricks were tried.
"Mommy, drink. I need drink.
Oh, Bear.
Hug Daddy.
Cuddle. Cuddle on couch."
Finally I got him into bed. I was tired. Exhausted. Looking forward to cuddling with Jeffrey for a while and then going to bed. All the lights in the house were out. Just the soft orange glow of the Jack o' Lantern, a large loveseat, and Jeffrey's arms to cuddle into. The perfect ending to my day.
Oh, Bear.
Hug Daddy.
Cuddle. Cuddle on couch."
Finally I got him into bed. I was tired. Exhausted. Looking forward to cuddling with Jeffrey for a while and then going to bed. All the lights in the house were out. Just the soft orange glow of the Jack o' Lantern, a large loveseat, and Jeffrey's arms to cuddle into. The perfect ending to my day.
Petrified scream
Pounding on the door
Pounding on the door
Jeffrey and I looked at each other trying to figure out if it was another antic to get out of going to bed or if it was a real scream. We didn't know exactly what was going on in his little mind. Normally he is so good about bed time. We brush teeth, sing, say prayers, and then he climbs into bed with a kiss. Normally he stays there all night, and doesn't try to get out of going to sleep. What was going on?
Confused we let him cuddle with us on the couch until he calmed down.
Cuddling with Jeffrey and a squirming, crying toddler wasn't my idea of relaxing. Sigh. I tell you, a Mother's day never ends.
We tried to pick him up and take him to bed a few times, but every time we tried to even pick him up (he is a smart kid. He knew what we were going to do with him) the frantic crying would start again.
We sang until we were hoarse. We cuddled until our eyes were drooping. Finally we got him to bed. That isn't to say asleep, just to bed. I stayed with him rubbing his back and singing softly until he fell asleep. Then I crawled out of the room. As soon as the door clicked shut behind me the crying started.
Three times.
Finally he stayed asleep and I was able to crawl my tired bones into my bed.
No sweet cuddling with Jeffrey for me.
Lots and lots of cuddling and singing and loving for Keith.
Just as important.
We decided that he is probably too young for Halloween this year. He must be afraid of ghosts.
The thing is, he kept asking for ghost songs. Ghost stories. Ghost ghost ghost.
So what is it that was scaring him so much?
After about 20 seconds of listening to the screaming, I decided it wasn't a normal "I am just throwing a tantrum and want to get out of bed" scream. I opened his door and was nearly knocked over by frantic blur.
"Daddy, Daddy!"Confused we let him cuddle with us on the couch until he calmed down.
Cuddling with Jeffrey and a squirming, crying toddler wasn't my idea of relaxing. Sigh. I tell you, a Mother's day never ends.
We tried to pick him up and take him to bed a few times, but every time we tried to even pick him up (he is a smart kid. He knew what we were going to do with him) the frantic crying would start again.
We sang until we were hoarse. We cuddled until our eyes were drooping. Finally we got him to bed. That isn't to say asleep, just to bed. I stayed with him rubbing his back and singing softly until he fell asleep. Then I crawled out of the room. As soon as the door clicked shut behind me the crying started.
Three times.
Finally he stayed asleep and I was able to crawl my tired bones into my bed.
No sweet cuddling with Jeffrey for me.
Lots and lots of cuddling and singing and loving for Keith.
Just as important.
We decided that he is probably too young for Halloween this year. He must be afraid of ghosts.
The thing is, he kept asking for ghost songs. Ghost stories. Ghost ghost ghost.
So what is it that was scaring him so much?
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p.s. my kids do the same thing. All.Day.Long
I guess he was scared, he is a toddler after all. Too bad you didn't get your relaxing time. But you said it right a mother's day never ends!!
Anyway, thanks for being such a nice blog reader, You are the best! :)
I learned the hard way they don't SAY when they're scared. They think they can handle it. But later, it seems to hit them.
Otherwise, even after the fear is gone, he will have learned how to prolong bedtime indefinitely.
Isn't parenting fun?
heehee
=)
PS. I think I'd wait till next year to try reading ghost stories again...or maybe even the year after!
I'm lucky that that girls share a room and when they are scared, like with a thunderstorm, they just sleep together.
I hope Keith isn't scared any more and gets some good sleep so that you and Jeffrey can too :)