Miriam came into our room at 1 o'clock this morning, asking for a story. As usual, for the short trip from her room to our room, she had brought with her her blankie, teddy, and other sleepytime lovies.
"Sleepytime lovey," in Miriam's case, does not always mean something soft and cuddly. She often insists on taking her sunglasses to bed, or a few matchbox cars.
So early this morning, when Jeremy got up and put Miriam back in her own bed, Miriam started crying and saying she needed something. Apparently, she had left one of her special bedtime objects in our room.
But we couldn't understand what she was asking for. Jeremy decided to narrow it down a little bit.
"Do you want your car?"
"NOOOOOOOO!"
(Repeat with several other objects)
"OK, is it big or small?"
"Small!"
"What color is it?"
"Red!"
"Where did you leave it?"
"On the floor!"
Jeremy came back in our room and told me that Miriam was crying for something small and red, that was probably on the floor. Immediately, I realized that she wanted the Christmas matryoshka doll that she had taken with her to bed that night. Jeremy found it on the floor almost underneath our bed, and once he gave it to Miriam, she was able to calm down.
These kinds of toddler mysteries are hard to solve, especially in the middle of the night.
"Sleepytime lovey," in Miriam's case, does not always mean something soft and cuddly. She often insists on taking her sunglasses to bed, or a few matchbox cars.
So early this morning, when Jeremy got up and put Miriam back in her own bed, Miriam started crying and saying she needed something. Apparently, she had left one of her special bedtime objects in our room.
But we couldn't understand what she was asking for. Jeremy decided to narrow it down a little bit.
"Do you want your car?"
"NOOOOOOOO!"
(Repeat with several other objects)
"OK, is it big or small?"
"Small!"
"What color is it?"
"Red!"
"Where did you leave it?"
"On the floor!"
Jeremy came back in our room and told me that Miriam was crying for something small and red, that was probably on the floor. Immediately, I realized that she wanted the Christmas matryoshka doll that she had taken with her to bed that night. Jeremy found it on the floor almost underneath our bed, and once he gave it to Miriam, she was able to calm down.
These kinds of toddler mysteries are hard to solve, especially in the middle of the night.