She had enough!!

We are currently in the stage of what I call "bed training." I'm trying to get Marie to go to sleep in her new big girl bed before Natalie comes along. Marie is not the kind of child to just lay down and go to bed. That's probably because I just love to hold and rock her until she goes to sleep. SO I suppose partially my fault but I don't care. We have been doing this since Sunday night. So far it's been interesting. At the beginning I was laying with her in bed until she fell asleep. Well about 2 nights ago she just kept playing and playing. So I realize she likes me being there so she can play with me (DUH). That night was when the bed beat her up a little. The end result of that night was rocking her until she fell asleep. Last night however was a real success. We read her books, I stayed in bed with her for 2 lullaby songs then told her goodnight and left the room. She wasn't really liking that idea, so here comes the fight. Every time she came out of her room I was waiting to just put her back in bed. We did this for a good 15 minutes or so, you do the math on how many times she was placed back in bed (hint-it was ALOT). But by the end of the 15 minutes she wore herself out and was fast asleep. I did however get a 3am visitor :). Since Sunday she has stayed in her bed. So I was willing to let her sleep with her momma. Tonight has been interesting. Again we read the books, I stayed with her through 2 songs and then got up. She fussed for about 10 minutes then started saying "pee-pee." I thought she was saying baby so I just kept putting her back in bed. Now we aren't full blown potty training right now so I was shocked once I realized she was saying "pee-pee." Little turd...she was trying to get out of going to bed. I did take her to the potty and she did pee a little. Are we bed training or potty training Marie? Let's pick one and stick to it please! So once she is cleaned up we get back to the bed training. This time she had more stamina. It took her about another 15 minutes to finally settle down. But before she went down for the last time she got up out of bed and closed her bedroom door! I was laughing so hard. She had enough! I guess she really showed me by shutting that door! I checked on her a few minutes later and she was fast asleep. Having children is full of surprises and I love it. I can't wait to tell her this story when she gets older.