Let There Be Light!

Like most kids, Bree sleeps with a night light. It's totally not very bright but just enough that she can see her stuffed animals and not wake up in total pitch black. Which, is good since she's been going through a "there's monsters in my room," phase. She's obsessed with lights right now though. And it's understandable I suppose..power is cool! It's like getting to be a mini-God for a minute..you can make the light go on or off as you please!! She has figured out how to pull the string on the lamps and make them go on and off. And, she has also discovered that she can drag one of her tiny chairs over, sit it below a light switch and reach high enough to turn it on and off.

She especially likes to pull this last trick when she's got a parent playing in her room. She'll decide it's nap time for the adults and turn off the lights, telling Mom or Dad, "Naptime! Go to sleep!" I always play along since I figure it's a good way for her to act out what she sees happening in her world. Plus, ya know, I let her feel the power for a few minutes so she doesn't feel too bossed around every day.

When she can't reach the light switch herself though she has no compunction lately about telling you to turn on a light for her. For example, this morning she made me laugh... She woke up and started calling for me as usual. When I opened the door though the first thing she said was, "Mom, turn on the light! I can't see a thing in here!"