Running late
Yes, you can bring rest of pizza crust upstairs while I start bath
Start trek to bathroom
Book distraction
Asher wants to go back down
Asher mini-fit
Asher in tub and happy
Owen get your clothes off
Old Windex bottle filled with water distraction
Owen in tub eating pizza crust
Owen sprays Asher in the eyes
Asher cries
Bottle gone
Owen cries
2 boys giggling
2 boys want to sit near faucet
Referee mom
The washing
The drying
The running around naked
The diaper
The pull up
The jammie process (with distractions)
Read a book
Read a Bible story
Jealousy over sharing mom's lap
Daddy steps in
Praying together
Oops, need a potty break and a new pull-up
Talking about the day, talking about tomorrow
Rocking
Turn on music
Turn on nightlight
Owen in bed with protests
Threat of losing blanket
Pat head
"Mommy, I have a question..."
"Owen, you need to get a good night's sleep so you can have a good day at preschool tomorrow!"
"Will there be paint? Will there be instruments in the instrument box?"
"Yep, I bet there will be."
"Mommy, have a good sleep. You need a good sleep so you can drive me to preschool tomorrow."
"OK Owen, I love you, night night."
Shut door.
Make husband a calzone while managing busy Asher
Do dishes
Upstairs again
Nurse Asher
Book for Asher
Song for Asher
Night-night Asher
Close door.
THUMP THUMPEDY THUMP
Open other door.
"Owen, lay down. It is time to sleep. If I see you out of bed again, there will be trouble."
"What kind of trouble mommy?"
[Silence.]
"Mooommmmy, I can't sleeeeep when it's still day outside!!" (No nap today...VERY tired boy from short previous night, already overtired in fact and needs to be asleep an hour ago)
Put beach towels over blinds
"No more funny business. Good night, I love you."
Downstairs.
Finish kitchen cleaning.
"MOOOOMMMMY!!!!"
"What is WRONG Owen???"
"I need to go poooootttty!"
"You are always allowed to get out of bed to go potty. You do not need to call me."
"But I like you always around when I go potty after bedtime"
[Grrrr.]
Potty.
"Get back in bed! Goodnight!"
More time. Take laundry to basement.
[Loud squealing!!!!]
"Owen, I think I need to take your blanket."
[Sees bawling kid and messy shirt and drool everywhere.
"Mommy, my lips were red and hurting and I put this lotion on my hands and my lips to help them and then it got in my mouth and I don't feel very good at AAALLL!!!"
"Oh Owen, you need to use Chap Stick, not lotion, for lips."
Clean up, change shirt, more spitting, drink of water, find chap stick, back to bed.
"Fank you Mommy"
"You're welcome Owen, I love you. Night night"
And...sleep.
Ahh. I wonder why I don't feel like doing any of the 357 jobs that I have on my list once the kids are in bed!! This took place between 5:15pm and a little before 7pm...I know many people have hairier bedtime struggles than we do.
I'm not complaining one bit...this is a great privilege, and I know it :) Love these boys. But it is a marathon!
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This makes me laugh! And to think that we ever thought that our major accomplishment was getting them to sleep through the night! :) We have many a similar night. Noah's death blow is to have the gate put up. It's funny since he can climb over the gate, but it's still the biggest threat in my arsenal.
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