Sleeping Troubles

Gigi has been the strangest sleeper lately. She becomes hysterical as she falls asleep, because she is afraid she will forget everything during the night. Things like, if I promised to paint her nails the next day, or if we are going to preschool, etc. My friend suggested I write things down that she is worried about during our bedtime routine so she wouldn't worry so much. She can draw pictures if she thinks of something when I am not around. It hasn't been perfect, and she still has some weirdness some nights, but I have to say it has become a lot better. The white board got filled up, so I told her it was time to clean it, and she freaked out. We took this picture so we would remember everything we were trying to remember. This obsession has leaked into our whole day, with her asking me at least one thousand times, "Can you remember that?" throughout the day, about the most random things. "I love cheese and chips . . . can you remember that?" "This is a 'c' and I can write it myself . . . can you remember that?" And on, and on.



I took this picture this morning. She was mad at me for something and said, "I'm not going to make you anything special for your birthday and I'm just going to be Daddy's friend forever and ever . . . and can you remember that?" I told her I would rather not remember that, and she became so furious that she hid in my closet, took off her clothes, and distracted herself from her troubles by breaking into my jewelry box. This kid is such a crackup. She mystifies me, and she keeps me on my toes.