M4: Cranky

The past week Mom and Dad have been screwing up my bedtime because they're busy singing at church, so Eve and I decided we should make sure they have time with us before we fall asleep for the night, but it's really hard to stay up late, so we've both been kinda cranky at bedtime lately.

It started a week ago. Peg and Mike came to sit with us and play for a few hours while Mom and Dad were gone, but then they didn't get home until after bedtime. I like bedtime. Mom changes our diapers and puts our pajamas on. They turn down the lights and any other distractions and just focus on us. Then she and Dad give us a bottle until we're full. Then it's times for a book (I like "Green Eggs and Ham", but Eve prefers 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie') and then Mom sings to us, which is my favorite part since her voice is so pretty and then we do prayers, which is Eve's favorite part, because Dad almost gets the prayer right every night, and then they kiss us and put us into bed.

But when they're gone we usually just fall asleep in someone's arms, which is very pleasant and warm, but I miss the books, and the song and prayers. So, four times this week it's been late for bed. Mom and Dad have tried sneaking in bedtime a little later, but, like I said, it's hard to stay up late.

My eyelids get so heavy and then usually my tummy growls because it's been too long since I last ate, but Mom and Dad try to put me to bed anyway, but it's hard to go to sleep with a growly tummy. I try to use the pacifier, but that only works for so long, so I cry to get their attention. Usually Mom comes in a tells me I'm a good girl and that I need to go to sleep.

I KNOW I need to go to sleep, but a growly tummy makes it impossible. But I try to for Mom, especially this morning because we got up so early and didn't let her nap, but it didn't work. Finally, an hour late, my tummy was full and I was ready to go to bed.

Unfortunately, after Dad put me into bed I rolled over and accidentally hit Eve in the face and knocked her pacifier out. I didn't care too much by this point because my eyes, which had already been tired were finally too heavy now that I had a full tummy that I fell asleep, but I guess Mom and Dad had to fix Eve next.

I know they work very hard to take care of us, but they don't always get it right. Most of the time, though, they did. I'll have to figure out a new trick to show them how much I appreciate how much they do.