Bedtime has been frustrating lately. Our bedtime routine for some reason now includes a lot of screaming and tantrums. I used to do songs and prayers, and now I pretty much just walk out and shut the door. I figure if they're going to scream either way, why bother?
Tonight was not much different; I decided I'd give the boys a chance, though. See if they'd be good if I stuck around and sang some songs with them. They did okay. Before I left, Owen asked for his train blanket. It was dirty, so I asked if he wanted a Winnie the Pooh blanket. He accepted. Drew asked for a "Pooh babeck" too. I didn't have another one, so I offered him a "little guy blanket." He didn't want it, so I asked Owen if he'd like to trade. He said okay and was happy with the little guy blanket.
I handed Drew the Pooh blanket. As I left the room, Drew was still talking about the blanket:
"Pooh babeck. Poopy. Use the toilet. Pooh. Poopy babeck..." Funny kid.
2 comments:
I subscribe to the shut the door and walk out theory of bedtime too. By that time of the day I'm pretty much done with kids. It works for us.
I always just want to shut the door and walk out, but since the girls share a room bedtime takes a little more finessing than that. It's funny because I always expedite the process and Jeremy just drags it on and on. He always says, "But this is the FUN time of day!" Tomato, tomahto :)
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