Cranking up the Crankies With the Heat

One nice thing about summer and the heat and beach and all the other fun things to do is it really tires out a kid. Brigid was practically falling asleep at dinner last night she was so pooped. It was another day of 90-degree temps and Jack took the girls to the beach again in the morning and again, for some reason, Brigid had a less-than-restful nap, waking too early from it even though she went down for it without protest. She was fussy through parts of the day. Thinking we were doing a smart thing, we decided to go out to dinner because it was so hot. We went to a Chinese buffet place that has re-opened since it had burned down last year, but it was hot and humid inside, not refreshingly cool. We weren't all that impressed with the place, but Brigid ate a huge dinner, all the while looking like she might drop. I gave her a bath after we got home, but the bath was cut short because she refused to stay seated in the tub. She thought it was fun to get up when I told her she had to sit down. So I said enough is enough and scooped her out of the water long before she would normally get out. She loves her bathtime and I let her play for a while after washing her up. She seemed a little annoyed but didn't protest too much. When I was dressing her for bed, she was so tired she got floppy and whacked her head on the changing table railing. She didn't protest much when it was time to settle down before bedtime and she was out by 8 p.m.

Jack installed a small air conditioning unit in her room and that has helped keep it comfortable in there, but she woke up way too early this morning -- with me getting her and bringing her in about 5 a.m. She was restless in bed with us, nursing on and off but very fitfully, until Jack got up with her about 7:30. I expect a fussy and exhausted child when I get home from work today.

The other two have eye exams this afternoon, so my workday will be shorter than usual. We've had a break in the 90-degree temps today, so it will be a little more comfortable. I don't mind the heat, but I mind what it does to the rest of the family so if there's a relief from the heat, it means there will also be a relief from the crankiness, too. I hope.