distraction

I am blogging in an effort to take my mind off Z screaming her head off while I try to get her to take a nap. She cried for 30 minutes after which point I picked her up and rocked with her... she wants to play instead of sleep...even though she NEEDS to sleep. So, since she still knew my intent (that girl is s-m-a-r-t) she continued to fuss while I tried to rock her. Every now and then she would look up at me and smile and see if I was willing to play...when she realized that was not on my agenda she would go back to screaming.

So while screaming, I rocked her squirming, fussy body and tried to reason with her. "Zoe," I said, "you have to take a nap sweetheart. After you sleep, you can get up and we can play. We can have tons of fun when you are done taking your nap. Sleep is important, and you need to rest first. I take naps... everyone takes naps [this may or may not be true...]. Just rest for a little while and then we can play."

So... I'm pretty sure our little talk paid off because she hasn't fussed for 7 whole minutes! Could she (dare I say it?) be asleep?!?

Note to self: never again take a 5 month old on a Christmas family world tour. You will pay-pay-pay for it in the end.