The Mule

Our little one is just beginning to put together sentences, and already she's using language to manipulate her parents.

Every now and then, Siena will wake up in the middle of the night totally inconsolable (disconsolate? I gotta buy a dictionary). When she does, she'll often cry "Daddy! Daddy!" It's like she and her father share some deep, intimate bond, and only he can give her the solace that she seeks. So, sucker that I am, I get up and go see what My Little Angel needs. And what does she say as soon as I enter the room?

"Mommy! Mommy!"

That's right; I'm the mule. She calls for me because she kows that Mommy might leave her in there, but Daddy won't last too long before he dumps Siena with whom she really wants: Mommy.

Smart kid. Where does she get that from?