I only had one minor "issue" after Sean and Michelle left...we told Maddy that mama and baba were going to work and I was going to play with her. They snuck out the back to avoid any drama and Maddy was happily playing with her doll pushing her around in the stroller when she suddenly realized that her mama and baba were gone and she was stuck ALONE with me. The horror! I was sitting on the couch in the living room and all of a sudden it went silent and I hear some sniffling coming from the kitchen. I walk in there and as soon as Maddy sees me, she starts CRYING and the alligator tears start flowing. I am thinking, "Oh crap. What am I going to do?" I seriously worried that I was going to have to call Michelle and make her come home. But quick on my feet, I immediately scooped her up (thank goodness she let me hold her during her time of serious drama) and I asked if she wanted to go get her "pengis" (her stuffed animal penguins that she adores and sleeps with every night). After getting her pengis and her pink blanket, I asked if she wanted a brownie...because when all else fails, you can always resort to bribing with food, right? It seemed to work for my parents with me, so why not Maddy? Maddy liked this...all of a sudden, she was on the couch, pengis tucked in with her blankey and muching on a brownie. Sugar...oh the wonders of sugar to a two-and-a-half-year-old at 7 pm (which is usually her bedtime, but I was told she was allowed to stay up as late as she wanted).
The tears soon subsided and we were back to playing...pushing her babydoll around the kitchen in the stroller, cooking in her kitchen, and soon, she wanted to get out every piece of paper, sticker, crayon, marker, and scissors in her desk. I was getting sleepy, but Maddy was not showing any sign of exhaustion. She was fascinated with my iPhone and got very good at flipping through the pictures with the touchscreen. She even danced while I played some music (see video below) - priceless that she falls over from exhaustion...maybe from jumping and down? maybe from the head banging? I am not sure, but I think she has a future in dancing.
Finally, around 9:30 pm, I noticed her eyes were getting droopy. The last few hours I kept asking her if she wanted to go upstairs and read a book and get ready for bed...Maddy would shake her head no. But now, as her eyes were getting heavy, she shook her head yes and held her arms out reaching for me to hold her (my heart melts). I scoop her up and take her upstairs. She doesn't fight me while I change her diaper, put her PJs on, or put her to bed. She is so tired, that I don't have to read a book to get her to sleep. She just closes her eyes and asleep by 10 pm. I think I was asleep by 10:15 pm.
Fun times...cannot wait to babysit again.
Sean and Michelle dressed up in 80s gear for their party
Maddy pushing her babydoll in the stroller
Maddy calming down from her melt-down with a brownie
Maddy is so happy her Auntie gives her sugar so late
Maddy watching TV with her pengis tucked in with her special blankey
Cooper relaxing (sshhh...don't tell your parents I let you up on the couch!)
Here is a video of Maddy dancing...shortly after this she falls asleep from exhaustion...
