Too good to be true

Last night, Charlotte fell asleep really early. At just past 7pm. I should've known better. But noooooo. I was so happy. I washed up .. Then sat down to enjoy my shows on tv. I think I must've watched a couple of shows on cable tv consecutively .. Nikita (Maggie Q is so darn hot - I don't care if that sounds lesbian-ic), Human Target (that show is action packed but highly entertaining as well) .. And a few other shows.

Then just as I was about to go to bed at about 2am, she woke up. And not that she wanted to drink milk and go back to sleep. After having her fill, she sat up and smiled at me cheekily. I knew that was it. No way I was gonna get to sleep anytime soon.

Darn. I knew it was too good to be true. The girl cannot sleep at 7 plus and be expected to sleep through the night. Dammit.

So there I was at 3 plus in the morning .. Letting her watch some baby videos on my iPhone. And that tells you I was desperate. Generally, my kids are not allowed to handle my iPhone or play games on it. Yes, they may be my kids .. But keep your grubby little fingers off my tech gadget please. Anyway, I let her watch the videos while she was seated on my lap (I was sitting up cross legged on my bed) and I was still able to hold iPhone and run the app. Of course, little Miss Kaypo kept jabbing at the screen w her teeny finger .. And I kept swatting it away. Lol. The music videos were putting me to sleep. Come on, how many times can u watch Twinkle Twinkle Little Star without being bored and falling asleep? Not many I can tell u. What's more it was past 3am. I kept nodding off. The little girl was however, still wide awake. Darn !

I think she finally fell asleep at 4 or past 4. I nursed her to sleep then as I saw her eyes drifting shut .. I zonked out as well.

No more early nights for her then. 9pm should be just right. I'd rather she sleep at 9pm or 10pm, and wake up at 9am (which is my wake up time cos I go to bed at 2pm and I only need 7 hours of sleep) than sleep at 7 plus and wake up earlier.

Ok but check out that cute face .. How to scold her? Lol. She's such a sweetie.

When?

See the little rascal face? She's 13.5 months old .. And I'm still nursing her. She can drink baby juice from a bottle .. And I've tried formula but the little Aunty refuses to really drink it. She still wants me to breastfeed her. She doesn't have a word for it .. She just uses her finger to point and jab at my chest. Lol. And keeps repeating my name "mama .. mama .."

Hehe. I love hearing her call me.

Anyway, back to the boob issue. Hmmm, am wondering when to wean her off for good. She is a really good eater .. And is more or less eating table food now .. She loves rice! I'm so so blessed to have kids that breezed through baby-hood ... No health issues, no hospital stays .. And no food issues or allergies as well. Really grateful to Him.

Maybe I should just leave her to self-wean .. I already don't breastfeed her when we're out .. She is happy to have lunch then her juice then snacks .. She doesn't need her boob fix then. After all, she is my very last baby. Let's see how long it takes before she gives it up. Lol. And I'll just pray that it happens before she turns 2!