Mine woke up crying and it was clear he wouldn't go back to bed without having his demands met. After lots of heated discussion, which consisted basically of me asking my 15 month old what he wanted (water, milk, being held) in the hope he'd answer affirmatively to one of my questions by stopping crying I finally decided to take him down to the kitchen to get some milk. He seemed very pleased with that so I hoped he'd drink the bloody milk and then let us both go back to sleep.
When we were back in the room and sitting on the mattress I sleep on next to his cot I offered him the milk but he didn't want it. Ok, fine, no milk, I got it wrong. I put the bottle to the side of the bed and he started crying again pointing at the bottle. Offered him the milk again and he very emphatically and decisively turned his head away. I put him on my shoulder where standard babies and toddlers like to sleep and he started crying. Offered him the milk, same response as before. He neither wanted the milk nor was I allowed to put the bottle down.
This went on for a while till I figured out that what he wanted was to lie between my legs, with his back to me and with the back of his head resting on my tummy as if we were going down together in a canoe on one of those stupid water slides in a water theme park (I actually quite like them but at this time of the night everything is stupid except for sleep). And I had to hold the stupid milk bottle, which he refused to drink, in one hand where he could see it. I was not allowed to put it down. He had slept like this a couple of days ago and obviously thought this weird position is how he has to sleep from now on ..with view of his milk. So that's how he's sleeping now. I feel as if I am one of those reclinable sofas...with a drink holder.
But since he's sleeping now I've finally at least put his stupid bottle to the side and now I suppose I'll just to have stay like this till he's in deep sleep so I can put him back in his cot.
And because I've got nothing else to do except sit like this full of indignation at his unreasonable behaviour I am posting here. In all detail because I think I'll be here for a while. I mustn't wake him because I'm terrified that he might get upset and demand the worst of all middle of the night demands: carrying him while walking up and down.
Tldr: anyone else have any stories of the crazy things your baby or toddler wanted in the middle of the night?