On Vacations and Sleeping

bean enjoyed walking on the beach very much. she walked a lot farther than either my mom or i guessed she would and never asked to be carried. she liked running into the water with her arms out like a seagull. she liked throwing rocks into the water. she liked jumping in the waves. she liked picking up "treasure". she did not like the dead fish. those were particularly disturbing to her. i had to walk between her and the fish as some sort of protective barrier. she called them "yuck fish".

so, when it comes to sleeping on vacation there were predictable issues. of course she didn't want to take a nap or go to bed, she was at the beach for goodness sake! so the crying that happened everyday at nap and bed time didn't surprise me. what has surprised me is that it has continued at home. she has always been pretty good at bed time and goes down without much fussing. but not now. crying and wailing and saying, "i can't sleep mama. can't sleep!!" of course after about 10 minutes or so it calms down and of course she is asleep 10 minutes or so after that. so clearly she can sleep, she just doesn't want to. i'm hoping this will fade away over the next few days and we will be back to normal... don't worry, i'm not holding my breath on this one!

i'm currently trying to come up with plans for next week. daddy will be back at school and i need to keep bean and myself busy or i might just lose what little mind i have left. (he he!) it is always great to have daddy home for the summer but when he goes back to work i have to re-learn how to do everything on my own. sigh. so if you have any great, creative ideas on what to do with a two year old, lets hear 'em! :)