Playing Games

Sophia has added a new trick to her repertoire. She has learned how to play mommy like a violin. Here is how the night goes...

11:00- Put Sophia down in her crib for the night. Creep out of the room. She usually sleeps well for several hours. Then the games begin...
3:00- Sophia whimpers. My ears perk up and I wait, listening for more. Sophia whimpers again, louder this time. I wait. Then she starts crying. I get out of bed and walk to her room. By the time I get there, I peek in the door, and she is out like a light, fast asleep. Looks like she hasn't moved in hours. I go back to bed.
3:12- Repeat previous step
4:00- Repeat again
4:05- And again
4:20- I wait longer this time after she starts whimpering. I wait until she is crying for a minute. Go to her room. Guess what? Silent as a lamb. Out like a light.
4:30- Repeat all steps throughout the remainder of the night until I give up on trying to sleep, and just get up.

Now people, it literally is 10 STEPS from my bedside to hers. How she accomplishes this new trick baffles me. In fact, on one of my trips back to my bed last night, I actually considered the possibility that the moniter next to my bed is no moniter at all. It is a pre-recorded tape player.