so the fish said

World's most perfect child

When we moved Mia to her big girl bed, we told her not to get out of it on her own, to just call us and we would come get her. And she has never gotten out - until today. Naptime didn't so much happen today, courtesy of Daylight Savings Time, and when I gave up and went to free Mia from the prison of her bed, I found that she had already gotten up.

And cleaned her room.

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Comments (29)

Wow. Really? That is pretty impressive.

Posted by Sarah R | March 9, 2008 4:38 PM

She is definitely highly advanced. :)

Posted by Cynthia | March 9, 2008 4:41 PM

LOL....she is such a doll!

Posted by Leah H. | March 9, 2008 4:42 PM

wow, can I hire her? ;)

Posted by Manda | March 9, 2008 4:47 PM

I'm not buying it.

Why do you lie so much?

Posted by Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah | March 9, 2008 5:00 PM

Wow - kinda takes away from the fact that she didn't take a nap and got out of bed on her own, huh?

Posted by Jules | March 9, 2008 5:52 PM

You are clearly doing something right.

Posted by Stimey | March 9, 2008 5:58 PM

Can I borrow her for a while?

Posted by Maribeth | March 9, 2008 6:11 PM

Wow, impressive! My mum taught me what 7am looked like on the clock so i wouldn't disturb her too early.

Posted by Katherine | March 9, 2008 6:24 PM

Cleaned her room to your specifications, or simply rearranged the items in her room to hers?

Posted by Amanda | March 9, 2008 6:36 PM

That Mia is one smart cookie.

Posted by Susan | March 9, 2008 6:45 PM

Now for THAT Lady would be allowed out of her bed any time she wanted. As it stands, the only thing we get out of her prison breaks is pretend stew. Not as good.

Posted by chatty cricket | March 9, 2008 7:00 PM

You should start a school teaching parents how to train their kids.

Posted by E :) | March 9, 2008 9:18 PM

And you're still alive to tell us about it? I think I would keel over dead if my son did that! :)

Posted by Dooneybug | March 9, 2008 9:34 PM

That is TOTALLY unfair. I want a kid that will clean her room! You are fortunate, indeed.

Posted by Tara | March 9, 2008 9:43 PM

Just... wow.

Posted by jen | March 9, 2008 10:35 PM

I'm with Sarah, something seems shady with this story. =0) I wish my kids would just sleep in their own beds period. I don't care if they get out of them when it's time to get up, just let mommy sleep without elbows and knees in my boobs and kidneys. Wow, that was too much yes?

Posted by Trish | March 10, 2008 12:41 AM

It's difficult to reprimand her for disobeying when she cleaned her room instead of causing mischief, right?

Posted by Maria | March 10, 2008 6:17 AM

I don't even know what to say!
Yesterday Eric and I had a battle because he told me he hates cleaning. He was sobbing for about a half an hour, all I wanted him to do was put away 1 game in the closet, that was it.

Consider yourself very....very.....lucky.

Posted by Eric's Mommy | March 10, 2008 6:37 AM

What a sweet girl! We're lucky too, Tim usually reads for a bit before he gets out of bed (which he started doing like 2 weeks ago).

Having 2 isn't too bad, is it? :)

Posted by Nadine | March 10, 2008 6:48 AM

It would be quite the opposite in my house. WTG Mia!

Posted by ckirby50 | March 10, 2008 8:38 AM

My kid was just a grouchy beast all day. Sigh...

Posted by Christina | March 10, 2008 9:09 AM

I wish MrMan would do that.

Posted by shokufeh | March 10, 2008 10:27 AM

No effing way. Is she available to babysit my toddler and show her how to clean up??

Posted by Jenna | March 10, 2008 11:09 AM

That is really sweet. I have to tell you though, I think she is lulling you into a false sense of security.
Once you relax a little bit about her getting out of bed on her own you'll find that during nap time she has stolen your car and gone for a joy ride with the neighbor's 19 year old pot head son. Careful. They are tricky at that age. Very tricky.

Posted by Sassy Pants | March 10, 2008 11:14 AM

Enjoy it while you can. My 17 year old can't clean her room to save her life!

Posted by Peggy | March 10, 2008 11:43 AM

I have to giggle, as how do you discipline the breaking of the first rule? My mom always made us do work to make up for things like this, and she put herself to work...

Maybe you could have her start on another room? ;-)

Posted by RC | March 10, 2008 2:28 PM

I used to do that! I used to label my toy bins, too. I was obsessive, even then. Kinda hard to be mad at her when she cleans her room, huh?

Posted by Emily | March 10, 2008 2:33 PM

better than perfect ;)

Posted by ali | March 10, 2008 3:07 PM