Mayday!

Mika's still got some sniffles and congestion, but such things don't even phase her anymore. The sleeping routine is all bent out of shape! We follow the routine and put her to bed and then anytime between half an hour to an hour later, she's up and freaking out. Screams bloody murder until we bring her downstairs then happily rages and freaks out for about an hour. After that, we can usually get her to go back to sleep or just give up and let her cry herself out. Daddy and I kinda hate the cry herself out thing, but when we know she is exhausted, not hungry, not in need of a diaper change, and just wants to play instead of sleep, the cry it out thing is almost our only option. Yes, we have tried going for strolls. It only works so far. I can usually wear Mika out fairly quickly by playing stampede wrestling with her. I piledrive her and body slam her and pin her arms down and attack her. She squeals with pure glee and giggles giggles giggles. The more aggressive my attacks, the happier Mika is. Last night, we tried something new: Mika and Saoirse had a playdate at our local playground. Those girls are just too cute together. Plus I am apparently the only other trustworthy adult aside from Mama, according to Saoirse. The girls climbed and played on the slides (Saoirse is seemingly Fearless), had some sand and swing time, were chased by a boy, and generally had a good time. The best was that they gave each other a "bye-bye" kiss when we were leaving. There's not much that I think I could possibly find more cute than Mika and Saoirse giving kisses to each other. So gentle and sweet. Maybe they'll be smart enough to just date each other and leave boys out of the equation! Anyway, Mika was certainly tired out by the end of it. A quick bath, another bottle, and off to sleep without a peep. Of course, she woke at 11 wanting milk, but whatever. I don't mind Mika waking up if its just for a quick diaper change and refueling. It's the waking up and wanting to play for a couple of hours that I mind.
Tomorrow Mika goes for a visit with her Nana while Daddy and I test drive some vehicles. Mika needs a new ride. Saturn Vue or diesel Jetta Wagon is what we're thinking. We might end up going over to Grandma's and setting up her new computer (Dude! She got a Dell!) if it gets delivered today. Otherwise, we save Grandma's house for Mother's Day next weekend.