Eleanor's new game

Eleanor has been playing a new game for the past four nights, and she would really like all of you to teach it to your babies. Here's how it goes:

Between the hours of 11PM and 4AM, wake up as many times as you possibly can and scream at the top of your lungs. Your mommy will probably appear beside your bed right away. If not, keep screaming until she does. Smile at her, kick you feet, and squeal with excitement. She may try to put your pacifier in your mouth; in this case, you should immediately launch it across the crib and resume screaming. You can stop screaming as long as she doesn't try the pacifier thing again. As your mommy stands beside your crib with her hand on her forehead begging you to go back to sleep, keep smiling and making cute noises. But when your mommy turns to go back to her cozy bed, resume screaming. If she does not return to your crib right away, turn up the volume. Keep increasing the volume as necessary until she comes back. (If you live in an apartment like me, your mommy WILL come back eventually to prevent the neighbors from calling the police.)

Repeat this process until your mommy is totally exhausted or until you're sleepy again. If you do it long enough, your mommy may put you in the bed with her. In which case, you may declare yourself the clear winner!

Have fun! As long as you do your happy dance in the morning when your mommy comes to get you from your crib, she will give you a big hug as if she forgot all about the night's events.