Bedtimes used to be easy

I remember taking Flamechick up to bed, sitting and reading a story to her/with her, giving her a kiss and then her either sleeping or playing happily for a while until she put herself to bed.

Then Flameboy came along, things were harder what with the yelling from the cot, but still, it happened.

Now.... Rarely does the book reading happen because he clambers all over us and closes the book. Instead of the playing happily or going to sleep we now have fighting with each other or yelling about toilet/drink/cold (all of these are always fixed before bed so they are just stalling tactics.

Staggered bedtimes tend not to work because he wakes as soon as I try to put her to bed and then we are left with him sobbing/"bo'le"/climbing on her bed.

I miss my time with my baby. She misses out on so much now because either Flameboy causes havoc and stops the activity, or because she is that much harder that I find it easier to do things with him. :(

I really need to make a more concerted effort, but for tonight it is just going to have to be "Flameboy's in my bed Mummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyy!"