Bedtime Routine

Bedtime around here is quite an event. It used to be just a simple routine, but for someone watching from the outside they would probably want to put it on tape and send it to Americas Funniest Home Videos.

We do the usual and typical routine. Take bath (on bathnight of course) and R goes upstairs with Baby J in his towel and starts to dry him off as I get the sippy ready and meet them in the bedroom. Lights dimmed, soft music on… yadda yadda yadda. So after brushing the teeth and saying goodnight to everything in to room starting with the lamp, moving onto the fish and so forth we say goodnight to mommy and daddy. We take turns reading books to him and putting him to sleep. Tonight was daddy’s turn.

We have this wireless video feed from Baby J’s room. It’s really a wonderful thing to have especially when you know they can sit up and stuff. I love being able to check up on him without having to actually open up the door which almost ALWAYS wakes him up. So tonight I am watching them on the TV while I feed ChoCho his nighttime treats. I couldn’t hold myself back and was laughing so hard I was crying. After J gets in bed he does about 10 jumps in the air like his bed was a trampoline. Then he was laying down in his crib and as daddy was reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear J’s legs were flying in the air and slamming the bed. One foot, two foot. One foot, Two foot. Polar Bear, Polar Bear was a little better while he was sort of paying attention throwing his blanket around like it was a little white flag. As soon as daddy got to the Walrus page I hear a great big ‘wa-wus’ and daddy bellows out ‘since when do you know walrus??????’ Daddy was so amazed that Baby J knew the word he kept saying it and J kept repeating it. The tone in daddy’s voice was amazement but it was just too funny how this was all going down. Then after the three books were read, it was time to go to sleep and say goodbyes. After a few moments of whining, daddy gave in and read the 4th book, which he was lucky to get away with only that few. During this final book you would think J would pay attention. I mean, he did ask for daddy to read it to him, right? Nope. The legs flailing and the cup flying, I don’t think he heard a single word. After this display one would think that this child would never go to sleep, but after ‘goodnight’ and ‘I love you’ baby J rolled over, snuggled with his Tigger doll and his cup and went to sleep. We are so blessed.