Monday, September 22, 2008

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

I've been talking a lot about sleep lately, and I still have more to say :) One of my children has slept all night in his or her bed for the past two nights--
any guesses on who?

 


If you guessed Ben . . . well, that hasn't quite happened yet, although he does sleep very well with me and Jason. Ben starts out every night in his own bed. He loves his nightly routine of brushing teeth, saying prayers, giving and receiving hugs and kisses (sometimes even from Janae), reading stories (2 if Daddy is there and 8-10 if it's Mommy's turn), and then listening to his Primary Songs for Bedtime CD. He always falls asleep by song #4, which is "I Am a Child of God." And just as predictable, at around 3 a.m., he crawls into bed with Mom and Dad--he's out again right away ("out" as in back to sleep, not out of the bed!), but sometimes inflicts a few karate chops during his sleep, luckily on Daddy's side of the bed :)

 


If you guessed Janae, you are right! This little girl has realized that there's no point in getting up during the night because all she will get is an "I love you. Go to sleep"--from DADDY, no less. True, it's only been two nights, but I have to say that I like this new pattern, and I really feel that we've turned a corner. You don't think I've jinxed it now by saying that, do you? Maybe I'd better stop writing about sleep. . . .

 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would have guessed Ben!!

mom said...

That's really great if it can continue and I hope it does. There is nothing like a good nights sleep, especially if you are tired from a busy day.