Danny's nighttime routine is as follows:
Eat Dinner around 6pm. This is very important, because if I wait any longer chances are he falls asleep without food, which wakes him up in the middle of the night.
After Dinner we give him a bath, it calms him down, warms him up, and we then take his day clothes away and slip him into pajamas.
I usually try to brush his teeth during or right after bath time.
Then we have Scripture Study and Prayer, and kisses all around.
Scott or I will put him to bed. If he hasn't already fallen asleep (which is happening more often) then we sing a couple songs.
Tiana seems to be ready for bed around 8 or so. Since her last growth spurt, she has been staying asleep once she is out for the night. This has been wonderful! Two sleeping children, and time for just Scott and I before bed.
I still have to watch the clock though, cause these two hoodlums will wake up at the same time in the morning, anywhere between 5:30 and 6am. There have been times when they have slept in, but those are few and far between, and usually on days I have to get up early anyways
Lately I have been pretty tired, mostly because I keep staying up so late. . . and because of the cold, Danny or Tiana have woken up in the middle of the night. After the children are in bed, I kinda revel in being "not mom" and it is hard to let go of the novelty and go to bed.
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Yeah for routines, that is if your kids are still in the good routine ;) Speaking of routines, do you want to start working out again... in about a month? I've set a date to be better by Feb. 18, so how about Feb. 19 for some good fat burning time? I am laughing as I write this, but I figure it's good to plan, even if it is about stubborn antibodies that seem to be taking too long...
What makes life fun is when you have children at different stages and differing routines. . .
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