Benefits of Routine
Lola has experienced ample sleep troubles in her brief two years and we all celebrated when she finally figured out how to sleep through the night without difficulty. Learning the "now it's time for bed" routine was an integral part of the plan. Lola drinks milk, gets her diaper changed, is placed in her sleepy sack, cuddles with a parent in the cuddle chair, is placed in her bed with her loveys, is covered and then zipped up in her tent. She is very comfortable with this routine and we use it for naptimes and bedtime.
In fact, on the weekends, we are often out and about through lunch time, which puts Lola ill at ease in regard to her nap. She'll start to get grumpy in the car but we always settle her down with this statement: "Lola, when we get home, we'll get you some milk ..." and then she chimes in with the rest "change diaper, seepy sack, cuddle chair, loveys." It's very cute.
Yesterday, on the drive home from daycare, Lola started rubbing her eyes and yawning. I didn't give her the verbal reassurance she was looking for, so she started the routine: "I get home. Drink milk ..." I devastated her with the news that we had to eat dinner and take a bath before bed. Her response was heartwrenching. "Mommy, I sad. I so seepy!" and she rubbed her eyes some more. She was VERY happy to go to bed at 6:15 last night!
In fact, on the weekends, we are often out and about through lunch time, which puts Lola ill at ease in regard to her nap. She'll start to get grumpy in the car but we always settle her down with this statement: "Lola, when we get home, we'll get you some milk ..." and then she chimes in with the rest "change diaper, seepy sack, cuddle chair, loveys." It's very cute.
Yesterday, on the drive home from daycare, Lola started rubbing her eyes and yawning. I didn't give her the verbal reassurance she was looking for, so she started the routine: "I get home. Drink milk ..." I devastated her with the news that we had to eat dinner and take a bath before bed. Her response was heartwrenching. "Mommy, I sad. I so seepy!" and she rubbed her eyes some more. She was VERY happy to go to bed at 6:15 last night!
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