Well we are still adjusting the sleeping patterns for C.J. The good thing is that she still sleeps through the night. We are just a little worried that her amount of sleep is lacking. Today the report from the sitter was that she took a long midday nap. Do not get me wrong, C.J. is pretty active but I do not think it is to the point that she knocks herself out.
On the ride home we had to make a stop and my Princess was asleep. All Mommy said was when I get home I need you to keep her up. She allowed her to sleep for the moment but I was already getting my plan together. Little did I know I would not need my plan. When I got settled and proceeded to undress C.J., I noticed that homegirl was awake and sucking her thumb like, I am waiting for you to get me out of this hot box you all have me in.
I have to share with you the happenings of bedtime last night. Now you all know that C.J. is my girl. You also know that Daddy treats her like a Princess! The problem is that in our kingdom resides a Queen that acts like a Queen Bee sometimes. (This statement is not figurative before you all go saying I have the nerve to say that about Mommy. In a beehive the Queen Bee runs all activity.) She made the statement that C.J. is to stay in her crib no matter what. So needless to say I needed to listen. So about 10 minutes in last night C.J. begins to whine. The whine turns into a fuss and then the fuss became a faint cry. At this point I am shaking in bed and Mommy says, "You are shaking" I'm like, "Yes". She says, "She has to stay in there. If you take her out she will never learn." I really did not want to hear that nor did I want to keep my Princess in that crib, but because the Queen Bee said so, I obliged. So I kept shaking and gripped the sheets tight as my baby girl cried and cried and cried sooner than later that cry became a shrill and then guess what, the Queen Bee says, "Ok, get her out." I am out of the bed before she probably finishes the last words in the sentence. I scooped my girl up and then had to wipe the tears from her eyes and hold her closely like a Papa bear would do his little cub.
Daddy is all with getting C.J. in a groove now so we do not pay for it later. It is all good, but trust and believe I will be the enabler when she has reached her frustration point, and last night it came quickly. Tonight seems to be going a lot better. She is in the crib and not making a sound! Daddy does not have to shake!
That is all for today folks. Keep praying because you know what I believe...Prayer changes things, people and situations!
