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"advice needed"
June 24, 2004~1:15 a.m.

Today was an awful afternoon. I could not get LO to take a nap at all and I knew she was tired. She laid on the floor at V B S and about fell asleep, then she fell asleep on the way home but woke up as soon as I parked the car. She will not take a nap when I take her from being sleeping in the car to her bed. She curled up but as soon as I left her room she screamed and screamed and refused to sleep. After many arguments, I ended up having to take her baby stroller, shopping cart out of her room so she would not play with it. I also had to take all her sandals and velcro shoes out of her closet and put them in the top drawer of her chest of drawers as she was getting out and putting her shoes on and wanting to go play. I refused to let her as all she could tell me all day was "no" and would not mind me at all. I was so frustrated. I know I'm supposed to pick my battles but she would not mind, would not listen, would not do anything she was told. Threw her lunch all over the kitchen floor. Two hours later she picked it up. I was going to leave it there for her dad to see when he got home if she didn't get it up. I was just totally frustrated. Then I did have her cuddle with me in the recliner and told her we could watch tv and relax but she wouldn't sit still and jumped on the coffee table and played around. She will not sit in one place. It didn't help that it was raining and thundering and lightening and she kept saying she was scared. Although tonight Daddy sat with her on the front porch and they watched the thunder and lightening and she wasn't scared at all. So is this just a ploy?
When DH got home at 6:30 I had the baby fed and bathed and in bed. I had FINALLY gotten LO to nap for an hour about 4:30. I fell in my bed and slept for over 3 hours! It felt so good as I was totally out like a light!
Now I'm up. When I got up after 10 pm, LO was still up! We could not get her in bed until after 11. I'm not going to have her staying up like this. She used to go to bed at 8:30-9:00 and sleep until 7 am. And this was with at least an afternoon nap and sometimes morning naps. I figured with V B S this week she would be tired out because she plays constantly all morning with the boys there and snacks and sings and dances.
I am really at a loss and have a call into our CM and I am going to ask if they have a specialist to help us with this. I know I have degree and I've learned all this in school. I've dealt with it at school with students but it is different when it is alllll day long with one. I'm really frustrated with it. I'm wondering if Monday's visit didn't help things. She has talked about it more this week and she never talked about it before.
ANYONE have any advice? I'm at the point of tears because I don't know how to handle this. Baby is so better well mannered and I can only think it is because she has been with us all her born life. She is such a happy baby now. I have no idea what LO has been through in her two years of life. What she has been exposed to, except drugs and violence between family. And with her being at the 2 year old stage doesn't help. I really need advice!!!

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