Pink Starburst

I was up at 3:30am today, which seems to have become the norm these days, either because of Nandu's sleep talking or because of the million other things coursing through my head. Anyway, that prompted me to write this post to pen down what she said/did this morning. Whenever I wake up, and can't go back to sleep, I just lie down next to her, and watch her sleep. There were several occassions when I saw her giggle, there was one time when she was laughing out loud like she shared a good joke with a friend, she whines several times by saying things like, "I don't want it!" - I am sure she was dreaming that I was trying to feed her. This morning, she was smiling a lot in her sleep, she opened her eyes once, looked at me, smiled again, and then fell back asleep. After some time, she was dreaming about someone's crocs. Finally, she woke up after 6AM, and this is the first thing she asked me, "Amma, can I get candy, because I was such a good sleeper". I couldn't help laughing, and didn't respond. She asks me again, "Amma, yes or no? Can I have candy?" I distracted her somehow by playing our favorite games (hiding under the comforter becasue there is a tiger/shark/lion in the room, and then take the comforter off, and tickle the animal so that it goes away :) Then, we woke up, brushed, had oatmeal for breakfast, and just when I was thinking that I am out of the woods, I heard, "Amma, can I have a pink starburst because I was such a good girl". Understandably, I had to give in at that point ;)