She is testing us!

We've had hints that Tesla is starting to test us...which is weird since I still see her as a baby happy simply being cared by us.

In Tahoe, there was a dog and lots of activity, so of course Tesla resisted bedtime. However, we have learned that keeping bedtime is a very good idea even if, as in Tahoe, she loves being the center of the party and shows no hint of tiredness. We've found that as soon as we remove her from the activity, she realizes she's ready for bed.

So one night, Dav took her into our room with the pac-n-play to put her down, but came out saying, "you gotta go in; she's calling mama." I went in to comfort her, and within seconds, she started wailing, "daaaaaddddyyyyy!!!" which made me think, "wait a minute...you're playing us to stay up!"

This was confirmed when I firmly said, "ne ne" (which means sleepy time) - implying that I would not call daddy and this was it; it was bedtime. Then she did a grand show of crying...finally yelping out, "poopoo!!!!!" which she has learned will make us change her diaper. When I still didn't buy it, she cried, "peeepeee!!" I pretty much burst out laughing at how cute of a desperate attempt she was making to stay up. Poopoo and peepee? Poor girl really didn't want to miss out.

Standing firm was key though. I sat with her until she got sleepy, but since I didn't take her out of her pac-n-play, she gave up and focused on bedtime pretty quickly :)