It's no secret that my little circus clown is a delight. Most of the time. Little Lotti turns three in April, and she's becoming more of a 'big girl' every day. After quarantining her at one end of the house so that her disrupted nights didn't disruptive everyone, we've finally decided that sisterly love is the way to go and moved her in with her big sister. Mimi thinks it's a great adventure to be in with her sister, and Lotti seems much calmer now that she knows she's no longer alone. A new night-light each (colour-changing plastic shaped as a dinosaur and an egg!) helped to seal the deal. At the end of each bed we turned a tiny set of drawers into a beauty parlour by topping it with materials we had around the house; pretty paper swatch as a tablecloth, mini mirrors, framed pictures and a music box.
Lotti still takes up to an hour to go to sleep with lots of hand-holding, and teeth-nashing (mine and hers), but once she's down, she's been sleeping through til morning - ye ha!
To celebrate her new sleep (and mine) we've been to the movies, been allowed to have green cordial on a whim, and wearing dress-ups at the dinner table got the go ahead. I decided the costume she put together was worthy of a photo and a blog post. If you're going to have a circus party, consider her style; a pretty shirt, topped with a shiny leotard, with wings on top of that and a lovely paper-hat. If you're not having a party, consider it anyway... we're all loved up and well rested here - so hey - anything goes!
