Every man .. and menu board.. is a daddy

We drove down to Sonic Burger for lunch today. A mini road-trip. Used the GPS and everything. :P

We sat in the little picnic tables in between the parking lots, and Elliott wandered over while I was ordering at the menu board.

The guy was repeating my order back to me and I could hear Elliott muttering, and thought he might be changing his order from Corn Dog to Grilled Cheese, so I leaned over and whispered, “What did you say, Ele?” And he said, “No, I’m talking to the daddy!”

(And remembering this helps me smile even as I listen to Elliott get up out of his bed for the forty-seventh time with some lame excuse, seeing that it is 8:45 now, and I have been putting him to bed for a solid hour. Ah yes. Sweet and salty. Someday he will be used to the big kid bed and just fall asleep. Right?)

Comments

[Molly]

Or, if he doesn't get used to the big boy bed, maybe Jared will get bedtime duty ;) (as I sit writing listening to Anna jabber with her Daddy at 9:30- she doesn't sound like she's going to be out for a while)

Yep, sweet and salty.

[Meg]

Hang in there Jessica! We just moved Ware (our almost 3 yo) to the big boy bed Sun. He does get up some as well - Zane & Harper did it too. I took them to the pol this afternoon and got them good and tired - there were very few complaints about bed time and Ware hasn't made a peep! Now....if potty training will just go as well....god luck! Take care, Meg

[Jan C.]

Good luck with the big boy bed. I seem to recall that what worked for us with our 5 kids was to tell them they could "read" picture books to themselves, as long as they stayed in bed. They almost always fell asleep quickly and painlessly.

[Lorie]

Someday and before you know it he will stay in his big boy bed. Next thing you know...he'll be graduating high school! Enjoy the time in between!

[Adelina]

I'm sharing in your misery. My almost 3 yr old is still awake right now and it's 10:22pm. She has been in the big girl bed since she was 18mos old because she jumped out of her crib all the time. We've tried everything - but for three weeks she's just not staying in bed.

[michelle]

i don't want to give advice on this one! lol! i still have a 5yo visitor every nite! (...but she's my baby!!!)

I remember my son asking waiters when he was REALLY little if they were his "daddy" too??? too funny!

[Carol]

Just when you think you can't take it anymore they suddenly come through and it clicks, then bedtime is a breeze. After that it's on to the next challenge. :)