My life as Mama Thompson

I don't know how to share this story in any other "person" then my own.  Since Dallin was about 14 months old...we have read a book/sung a song and then he goes to bed.  Lays down...I cover him with a blanket and we don't hear from him again until morning.  Since this past Sunday, going to bed has not been as easy.  I put him down around 8 and 3o minutes later...I hear all his stuffed animals (that must be in his bed), his sippy cup (with water, not apple juice...a fight we have every night), and his blankets hit the floor.  Then he begins to cry for "mommy"...and if daddy goes in...the "mommy" gets louder and more desperate sounding.  I rock him again for a little longer and lay him back down...30 minutes later...same story...and on and on.  Some nights I get my "stern mommy voice" going and tell him to not throw his stuff out any more and to go to sleep...and that is the end of it...but last night...I had to rock him to sleep...argh!

Then tonight....we read books and rocked till 8:30...hoping the little later start would help...this time, an hour later...thunk...thunk...and crying.  I rocked him for a long time, hoping he would fall asleep...but no luck.  So I put him back in bed instructing him that he was not allowed to throw anything out of his bed and he had to go to sleep.  No sooner did I get back downstairs when he is crying again...I went up, opened the door and there he stood...in his bed, holding his blanket with nothing on the floor.  He looked at me and said, "shorry, drink"..."I shorry, drink".  I look down and there laid his sippy cup...I hadn't given it back to him.  Oh...my heart went out to him...He wanted to be good and just go to sleep...but he needed his sippy cup.  (He doesn't drink the water...he just lays the cup in front of his face and stares at it).  I love when he tells me "shorry"...it's so cute!!!!  After giving him the cup, I asked if he was going to sleep now...he said yes...It's now almost 10...I haven't heard from him in 20 minutes...I hope he was telling the truth!