Sleepless on Sunday (Anna)

Universe, why dost thou spite me?

On weekdays, when we have places to go and people to see, Emma wakes up slowly.Sometimes, we have to wake her up for breakfast. The alarm can go off, we can put some laundry in, wonder around and talk, go in and stroke her back and even pick her up and she will happily go back to sleep at the slightest opportunity. I've even see her come downstairs, climb on to the couch and go back to sleep. And it's not unusual for us, when she is up early, to tell her to go back to sleep and for her to say "OK" and curl up and do it.

And then on a Sunday, when we have a much later commitment and can take our time - and could easily have SLEPT IN and I'm craving more sleep - she gets up at 6.30 and no matter what I do I can't get her back to sleep.

How is that fair, I ask you?!!