I've been pretty lazy about taking pictures this week. So this is a blast from the past; how much has Maggie grown in just one year?! Really, click on this picture and see how tiny she looks.
Our bedtime battles continue. She is at least no longer screaming at the top of her lungs for the neighbors to call the cops on her abusive parents (or just screaming). But now she is hopping out of bed and standing in her doorway sweetly asking for inane things over and over again. We say goodnight and shut her door. Thirty seconds later: patter-patter-patter "Mommy? I need some more books." I go in and oblige and now she has seven books in bed with her where it's too dark to read. I say goodnight and gently remind her that to get an ice cream sticker she has to stay in bed. One minute later: patter-patter-patter "Mommy? I'm thirsty." I tell her to get back in bed and I'll bring her her squeeze bottle with some water. Then "I need my blankets on." "Neenee needs socks on." "I want more water." "I want more friends in bed." "I don't want any friends in bed." And my favorite, "I need something else." She's so nice about it and it's so much quieter and more civilized than just a week ago that it's hard to be firm. This too shall pass, however, and hopefully before she's six (like me).
Otherwise, we've been very much social butterflies. Several barbecues, some impromptu dinners with friends, play dates and lunch dates here and there. Maggie has been very happy with this. And it's helped me get her to school without too much fuss. "After I pick you up from school, we get to go to a party at Dave's house. But you have to go to school first!" (She has tried negotiating "Party first, school second" but she thankfully understands the concept of meal times. Dinner parties have to come after lunch at school.) I have decided to hope for a second extrovert in the family; Maggie would like the company and it might take some of the pressure off us introverted parents.
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