Friday, June 10, 2011
Sweetness
Last night I was reading "No Flying In The House" to the kids for bedtime. Gentry was keeping herself occupied while the three older children were tucked in bed. I knew Lauren was tired and going to fall asleep. The kids also know I don't like interruptions while reading and they are supposed to be falling asleep. But Lauren got my attention and interjected sweetly enough to say, "Mommy I'm going to fall asleep but I still want a kiss goodnight." Meaning she didn't want me to forget to kiss her but she couldn't stay awake any longer. She is so stinking cute!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Bedtime
I know all kids & their moms (and maybe even dads) go through different sleep/bedtime ritual phases. They are constantly changing but there are some things I want to remember about each of them.
With Hadley I used to rock her in the purple glider chair and sing "I Am A Child of God" holding her peach blanket up to her and a pacifier. She would drink a bottle until she turned 1 and then she just had no desire. She just wanted the 'feel'. Never really took to the blanket either but I always gave her the same one and have since kept it as 'her' blankie - mostly from my own memories.
Vincent's most vivid bedtime ritual was knowing he was tired but waiting for the perfect moment to put him in bed. Typically he would sit/play on the couch and eventually bonk his head, cry, and I'd whisk him to bed. Whenever he was very tired he would always hit his head on something it seemed. Then I'd get his blankie, sing "Mary's Lullaby" to him and put him to bed (I think with a bottle of milk). That was his song and I always thought of him as my little Christmas baby even though he was born in April. It had to do with the song and him being a boy I guess.
I remember less about Lauren's bedtime routines except mostly that I would rock her - with her blankie of course - and she would tell me the songs to sing. Her song was always "I Love To See The Temple". She and Vincent were tummy sleepers as babies which was an awful feeling and yet they were such great sleepers that way too!
Now that I don't nurse Gentry she gets bottles. Of chocolate milk at this point. Hey, whatever works. For naps we read a couple books first but at night I rock her, with her blankie and a bottle and sing anything. Her baby song was always "Come Follow Me" b/c that is what I sang to her the most and then I usually hum "Silent Night". When she finishes her bottle she hands it to me and in the cutest little voice says 'mo, mor, mommy'. I confirm 'you want more?' and lay her in her crib with another bottle.
With Hadley I used to rock her in the purple glider chair and sing "I Am A Child of God" holding her peach blanket up to her and a pacifier. She would drink a bottle until she turned 1 and then she just had no desire. She just wanted the 'feel'. Never really took to the blanket either but I always gave her the same one and have since kept it as 'her' blankie - mostly from my own memories.
Vincent's most vivid bedtime ritual was knowing he was tired but waiting for the perfect moment to put him in bed. Typically he would sit/play on the couch and eventually bonk his head, cry, and I'd whisk him to bed. Whenever he was very tired he would always hit his head on something it seemed. Then I'd get his blankie, sing "Mary's Lullaby" to him and put him to bed (I think with a bottle of milk). That was his song and I always thought of him as my little Christmas baby even though he was born in April. It had to do with the song and him being a boy I guess.
I remember less about Lauren's bedtime routines except mostly that I would rock her - with her blankie of course - and she would tell me the songs to sing. Her song was always "I Love To See The Temple". She and Vincent were tummy sleepers as babies which was an awful feeling and yet they were such great sleepers that way too!
Now that I don't nurse Gentry she gets bottles. Of chocolate milk at this point. Hey, whatever works. For naps we read a couple books first but at night I rock her, with her blankie and a bottle and sing anything. Her baby song was always "Come Follow Me" b/c that is what I sang to her the most and then I usually hum "Silent Night". When she finishes her bottle she hands it to me and in the cutest little voice says 'mo, mor, mommy'. I confirm 'you want more?' and lay her in her crib with another bottle.
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