Since noticing Tesla having little fits, I felt that it wasn't just her...that she was definitely reacting to me. And I realized that she probably wanted more one-on-one time. Usually, when I come home from work with her, I'm rushing to accomplish a lot before her bedtime: feed cats, start dinner, feed her, feed us, maybe give her a bath, etc. I know I'm hustling her along, and that can't be fun, especially when she wants to have quality mama time.
So I decided to include her in my activities...have her give the spoon cat food and feed them, have her watch me while I cook, have her help clean up. She seemed to enjoy that.
Tonight, we went out to dinner. When we came home, daddy gave her a bath (no shoes needed!), and we had about an hour before bedtime, so we played. I read to her on the sofa, I held her while she drank milk, and was with her 100%. When I said it was bedtime, she didn't resist at all. We held hands, walked down the hallway, said nighty to daddy, and down she went to bed. I lay next to her to snuggle, and it was her who said, "light off." No resistance whatsoever. Lesson learned: more undivided time with Tesla!
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