Spit n’ Sin / Delay Fish

Yesterday Kai was on his sit n’ spin, and he called it his “spit n’ sin.” I tried to correct him, but he insisted his pronounciation was the correct one.

We have started calling him “delay fish” (it’s an obscure quote from Finding Nemo - I wouldn’t expect you to recognize it unless you have a toddler who’s made you watch that movie 5,000 times). He’s become very good at prolonging his bedtime routine, so as to stay up as late as possible. Last night, after he was already in bed and had exhausted his usual options (I need to pee again, I need another hug, etc.) he actually offered to get up and clean his room. We declined the offer. He’s getting very good at probing for our weak spots, and that attempt was a clever one (I know he was thinking “they can’t possibly turn this one down!”), but it didn’t quite work.

He’s actually become a much better sleeper than he used to be. He’s now averaging somewhere between 0 and 1 wakeups/night. That’s a huge improvement over his 3-6 average while we were in CA. All of us hardly got any sleep for his first two years (Maria and I were quite often stumbling around like zombies during that time), but since moving to PA he’s settled into a decent routine, and we’re all finally getting some sleep