Monday 31 January 2011

Quinnycasters Assignment 4: Epic Fail

First snow, then rain.  The buggy hadn't been out for some time.  Then the next assignment comes through... drum roll... sleeping beauties?!?  Now, my child is SHE OF LITTLE SLEEP and I honestly can't remember the last time she slept in a buggy.  It was probably when she had chicken pox in 2009.

So, dilemma, what do we do about this?  We're in the middle of DIY chaos at the weekend and we both work full time during the week so chances of going anywhere fancy were slim to none.  I could take DD out in the buggy at night in the hope she'd doze off.  Hmm, no.  I could get up super early with her on a Saturday and tire her out.  ERR, NO!  So we're left with final option.

"Right Becky, let's pretend you're sleeping in the buggy!"

"OK mummy."

<DD steps into the buggy, mummy picks up the camera>

"CHEEEEEEEESE!"

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"Becky, you're meant to be asleep. Go to sleep.  Pretend to be asleep."

"OK, mummy."


<camera sneaks out>

"CHEEEEEEEEEEEESE!"



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"<sigh>  Becky, you're supposed to be pretending to be asleep, be a sleeping beauty."

"I'M SLEEPING BEAUTY, MUMMY, GIMME A KISS N WAKE ME UP!"

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"Becky, pretend you're in bed asleep, all cuddled up and looking like a wee angel."

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"Fantastic!  Now one last one stay asleep like that, then it's all good, we're all done."

"ALL GOOD MUMMY, YEAH!"

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I think that's settled, she won't ever sleep in the buggy again, and mummy won't try to get Becky posing again, either.  Bedtime!