My 3 a.m convo with a 4 yr old....

Yep, you read it right... okay, so I was EXHAUSTED last night and fell asleep watching the news. Off to dreamland I went. ( oh and if you know how jacked up my sleep has been lately, me falling asleep before 10:30 is as rare as my kids going 20 minutes without tattling or fighting !! )

So, I am peacefully asleep then all of a sudden I feel a nudge. I open my eyes and see Rae. CRAP !!! Here is our conversation that followed.

ME: Rae, what's wrong, why aren't you in bed?
RAE: I CCCCCCCCCAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN'TTTTTTTTTTT Sleep in there, it is tooooooooo scary.
ME: Rae, you need to get back in bed mommy is sleeping.
RAE: I want to get in bed with yoooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!
( if you haven't figured it out yet, all the drawn out words are her whining, yes WHINING at 3 in the morning !!!! )
ME: No, you know you are not allowed to get in Mommy and Daddy's bed. ( OKay, some of you might be thinking that I am mean mommy about this, but( and this might be TMI LOL )Chris sleeps in the buff and well it is inappropriate as far as I can tell for a 4 yr old to be in the bed with that being the case )
RAE: PPPPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE ( hey, at least she used some manners while whining )
ME: Look Rae, you can go get on the couch, in bed with your brother, or back into your bed. I don't care, but mommy is going back to sleep.

I wait a second and see her contemplating her options.

RAE: But sleeping on the couch scares me now and BBBBBBUUUUUUUUBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBAAAAAAAAAAAAA won't move over for me to get in his bed. Hey Mommy, you know what? ( CRAP CRAP Triple CRAP !! When Rae says "you know what?" then she has a LOT on her mind and she can go on forever!! )
ME: Ummm, Rae, I am not having a "you know what" converstation right now. It is late.
RAE: But mommy, I want to tell you about my dream... there were these girls and they were....
ME: Seriuosly RAE, you can tell me about your dreams tomorrow. Better yet, go back to bed and keep dreaming good dreams.
RAE: But, I CAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTT !!! I am aaaaaaaffffffrrrrrraaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiddddddddddd!! I want to sleep with yyyyyyyyooooooooouuuu!!!
Whatever Rae, all I know is that you are not getting in here. Figure something out.
RAE: BBBBBBBBBBBBBUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTT IIIIIIIIIII'MMMMMMMMMMMM SSSSSSCCCCCCCCCAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDD !!!! ( that would be But I'm Scared all drawn out and dramatic )
ME: That sounds like a personal problem Rae, Mommy is done talking and I am going to sssssssssssssllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeepppppppppppppppppp. Go find somewhere to sleeeeepppppp!!!!! ( at this point I am broken down to whining also and I am contemplating waking her Daddy up and telling him to finish the conversation !! )

I close my eyes and hear walk off. Yes, mission accomplished !! Finally, back to sleep !! I had no clue where she had decided to go back to sleep at. As long as it was in the locked compound of my house I really didn't care !!

Fast forward to this morning... I had to be at work by 6 so I was trying to be quiet and keeps light to a minumum. Needless to say, I go into the living room to see her sleeping on the couch. I won I won I won !!!!!!!! I swear this girl is going to be the death of me !!!!! Her brother has always slept like an angel, she however power sleeps ( in like 3-4 hour shifts ) and it drives me NUTS !!!!