A real question I ask myself daily..
Do other people spend 7-14 Hours a week putting their children to sleep?
I'm not complaining..
Maybe I am.
Truth is, I am tired. Possibly exhausted, with our bedtime routine.
Every night is a 1 to 2 hour routine.
I am positive we try everything.
Abe hates sleep. He's tired, but he doesn't want to miss a beat!
He hides yawns!
Yep, hides them. I thought only adults did that.
Nope.. he is almost a year and a half old and he hides yawns.
We try baths before bed… We always read stories before bed.
We rock, We stand, We bounce, We hum, We sing, We pray..
I have gotten so desperate for sleep that I have crawled in his crib before..
Ben usually has an easier time than I do putting him to bed.
For example, this past weekend.. it took him 10 minutes and Abe is out.
I need encouragement.. Also patience. So often I forget to be patient with bedtime.
I know this is a "season"… and someday he won't need me to rock him to sleep..
I want so badly to live in the moment… To embrace all these snuggles and cuddles I get.
But instead of EMBRACING, I am letting it frustrate me.
What are your bedtime routines? What works best in your house? And what doesn't work?
Leave your responses below or on my Facebook post!
Thanks to all.
--Momma Bee
I didn't become a part of my daughter's life until she was 7 1/2 years old so I missed out on the phase you're currently in. I recall her bedtime being somewhere around 8 or 8:30 when she was in 2nd and 3rd grade. She was pretty good about going up to her room then but so often she would be up there quietly reading with a flashlight under her covers.
ReplyDeleteShe had a clothes chute in her room that emptied into the laundry room. One of my favorite things was to come home after a night shift (around 9:45, well past her bedtime) and get to spend a little time with her. I'd come in from the garage into the laundry room and I'd look forward to her whispering down through the clothes chute, "Hey, Kev...c'mon up!" It was the sweetest thing. I'd walk past Tammy, give her a wink and she'd smile. I'd go up to Rachel's bedroom and sit on her bed with her and she'd tell me about her day. I just loved that time with her. There was so much going on inside her little mind and I always wanted her to know that I was interested in what she had to say.
She's 23 now and we still have our special bond. It means the world to me.
Best wishes with your little one finding his sleep rhythm. He'll get there.