Just in case you thought I was lying…

Posted on September 17, 2008

Awhile ago, I wrote a post about how when Chloe doesn’t want to go to sleep, she doesn’t throw a fit like most children.  Instead, she quietly turns her lights back on, sits in her glider, and reads books.  We tried taking the reading lamp away, which was the only light in her room she could turn on.  Well, she’s grown a bit and can now turn on her floor lamp.  However, she still has to stand on the base of the floor lamp to reach the pull chord, which is a hazard in itself.  I just couldn’t comprehend us saying goodnight to her, and then unplugging and taking the only light source out of her room every night.  (We live in an old house, we don’t have over head lights in the bedrooms.) Our other option was to take all the books out of her room.  And, let’s face it, I would rather take the lamps away.  So, I put the reading lamp back, because if she is going to turn her lights back on, I would rather she did it safely.

Tonight, after both John and I went up to put her back in bed multiple times, I finally decided to bring the camera up with me.  This is what we see when we open her bedroom door.

Chloe said, “Mommy, happy?”

I had to hide my smile and say, “No, Chloe, Mommy wants you to stay in bed!”