No Surprise There!

Or Murphy’s Laws For My Baby

It’s Day 213 with Little Lioness and here is a list of things that don’t surprise me anymore:

• At any given time, LL will not sleep the amount of time I expect her to. It’s annoying, even exasperating, but definitely not surprising any longer.
• If we have to go somewhere and LL is napping, she won’t wake up ‘early’ from her nap.
• LL will be super duper drowsy, fussy and even crying, in case I want her to stay awake for longer than her awake window — just a tad longer, mind you, so I can perhaps finish something I’m doing.
• She won’t nap, though, if it’s time to sleep, even if I time our outing in a way so that she easily can.
• And let’s not forget that wake up time(s), especially when put to bed at night, has to sync with my rest/bed time.
• Did mama think she can pray/eat/go to the bathroom/feel relaxed/do anything else at all because LL is sleeping? Teehee. Think again. LL is up and has crawled halfway out the room to find mama already.
• If it’s going to be a busy day in any aspect, LL will go off her normal, very regular poop schedule. Because of course, why not add a poop emergency and make the day a little more fun!
• LL will throw up right after a change of clothes. Yours or hers doesn’t matter!
• Is it mealtime? Yup, it’s LL’s time to wakeup/eat/cry/poop as well.
• Did you just give her a clean pacifier? Of course, she’ll drop it!
• She will certainly grab and/or put into her mouth that you do not want her to. Forbidden fruit and all that, you know.
• Camera’s out and ready to capture this special moment aaaaand the moment ended as soon as mommy thought about getting the camera. Sigh.
• Why must LL play more happily with tags and bags rather than the toys? I’ll never know but I’ve stopped being surprised.

But at the end of the day, I wouldn’t have it any other way. What does get me every time, though? The way her eyes light up whenever she sees me. That’s the best.