How It Goes With the Big Girl Underwear at Night

In other Birdie news, nighttimes in big girl underwear have not always ended with Birdie and the undies dry.  She's had a few wet nights when she's slept through, a few dry nights, and, recently, a few wet nights when she wakes up and pads up to the big bed to announce to Ted that she needs new pants.  (This is what comes from sleeping on the side of the bed closest to the door!). He's left to draw the unspoken conclusion, but he's a smart guy.

Last night though, Biride came in like a stealth bomber--which is to say without a sound.  We were talking, when suddenly a seemingly sleepwalking Birdie rose up over Ted on the bed. She was just there, all of a sudden.  Wordlessly, she just started negotiating her way to the middle.  Ted asked if she was wet and when she said no, he asked if she needed to use the potty.  She said no--she'd come to snuggle in the middle--very matter-of-factly, sort of "Why are we all still talking here?"  Ted said he would take her back to her bed then.  But Birdie repeated herself, like maybe you didn't hear me, but I came to snuggle in the middle.  So she snuggled herself in the middle, clearly barely awake, and after a few minutes Ted carted her back to her bed.

Later, she appeared again to say she needed new pants.