MMM: I'm Wide Awake

Today, I'm going to see how many tactics Zeke has used in the past 18 months to keep himself awake during naptime/bedtime. Please note: this is meant to be a humorous, but true, list, not a complaint!

Jeremiah decided to join in on the fun, so this is a compilation from both Mommy and Daddy experiences...

Crying
Head-butting
Sticking his fingers in my mouth or nose
Hitting himself in the head
Hitting me in the head
Readjusting/Getting comfortable (but I give him a little credit on this one, I roll around a lot when I'm trying to go to bed too!)
Humming/Singing
Babbling
Lifting his head off my shoulder, making eye contact, crinkling his nose and smiling his toothy smile
Pulling out one of my earrings
Picking at one of my moles
Moving his hands and feet
Pulling his ears
Raising both arms straight up in the air, then as one starts to fall it catches his attention and wakes him up

pulling on the fabric on the chair
moving your head back and forth
moving his head back and forth
grabbing your nose
grabbing his nose
pulling on his ear
putting his finger in your ear
making popping noises with his mouth
grinding his teeth
switching head positions, left then right then left then right...
laughing
giggling
pointing to everything in his room
asking for a glass of water
asking if you want a glass of water
listening for mommy...asking for mommy...yelling for mommy...whispering mommy
making animal farm noises
pooping
calisthenics - stomach excercises
falling backwards
falling forwards
falling sideways
looking at the ceiling
shutting his eyes to make you think he is asleep then when you set him in his crib, going into meltdown mode because you couldn't read his mind and see that he was playin' you

Just as he drifts off, Dora comes in and "MEOWS!" (Agh! Not his fault, but worth mentioning because it has happened enough times that Dora gets chased out of the room.)

To life... full of learning to fall asleep!