Rafa is feeling much better tonight and he’s catching up on all the sleep he missed over the weekend so I thought that since Mum had much more time on her hands this evening it was a good opportunity to attempt renegotiating my bedtime routine.

First I renegotiated what I was allowed to take to bed. I thought I was in luck when Mum said I could have as much as I could take up the stairs in one go. In practice that proved to be less than I thought.

Once in my bedroom I decided that lights off time needed to be extended. The gate at the top of the stairs was locked so I had to work my negotiating magic from the landing.
I pulled out all my best tactics but nothing was bending Mum. I ended up being taken back to bed on several occasions and loosing the car and baby Maria in the process.
By Ana – still with a 7:30pm bedtime.