M is for Mommy and Manipulation

Ben's favorite new thing to do when we put him down to sleep is to lay there and say 'mommy' over and over again. I know what he's up to. He's not fooling me. He wants me to come in and pick him up and save him from the evils of sleep. And I won't do it. Number one, I know that he needs plenty of shut eye for his health. Number two, if I start picking him up he will know that he can easily bend me to his will. Number three, I need a break damnit. I am shocked by how stubborn he is. He is stubborn about being able to play with all the tech gadgets around the house. He is the perfect melding of Josh and me.