Video: Maya at midnight

You would think that a toddler needs to be fast asleep by 8pm. Certainly by 9, 10, or 11pm, or at least midnight. Well, according to Maya, you would be wrong. Apparently, the child has ingested some energy pills, because she’s lasting only about a half hour in her room before she summons us with spirited screaming. For the last twenty minutes, she’s been running around the living room, playing with her new toy (the slide), petting Lola, playing basketball, and - yes - sucking on her paci. In desperation, we reverted and gave her her paci back tonight. Maya: 1, parents and their cold-hearted resolve: 0.

Hopefully, we’ll get some sleep tonight. In the meantime, here’s a short glimpse at what she’s doing…