Our night time routine, is just that….a routine that we, the boys included, do the same of every night. In fact, if we are out at a friends house, it seems that when 7:30 p.m. hits, Tyler will come up to me and tell me that he is ready to go home. It is his internal clock telling him that it is time to be home and to be getting ready for bed.
7:00 is time to lay low on the couch, watch a show, and to have some I-Pad time. 7:30 is time for bath. Both boys have taken a bath together, nightly, since Brady started to sit up on his own. It is a time that the two of them enjoy. Bath is given by Lee every night, unless of course, he is not home and then I’m the lucky one to bath their little bodies. After bath, each of them get themselves dressed into their PJ’s and ready for bed. After bath, Lee gives his kisses and his “duties” are done. The boys and I choose one of their rooms to read a story in all together. After story, I spend a time (or two) in each of their rooms doing our night time routines. :)
Usually I lay in Brady’s room first and tell Tyler that I will be in shortly. EVERY night he says…”I love you, Mom.” I say, “I love you, too, Brady.” He says, “I love you SO MUCH, Mom.” I say, "I love you SO MUCH, too, Brady.” He says, “You want to know how much I love you, Mom?” I say, “Yes!” He then tells me to close my eyes and he stands up in bed and holds up one of his arms and then tells me that I can look. He then says, “This is how much I love you, Mom!” I then say, every night, “Wow! Did you grow today?! You love me so much!!!” EVERY NIGHT! :) One of my favorite parts to every day is bedtime with these kids!!! After laying for a little bit, he will tell me to go put Tyler to bed and then to come back to his room.
In Tyler’s room, I lay and we chat. It’s a very special time of day for me with Tyler. We talk about the day and what our favorite part was. We talk about what the next day or week will bring and what we are looking forward to. Something that NEVER gets forgotten is when Tyler asks, “What are you dreaming about tonight?” I then tell him something that I am thinking of and he usually tells me motorcycles, dogs, or just recently Peter Cottontail. After laying for a little bit and soaking in all of my sweet Tyler time, he tells me to go put Brady to bed and to come back to give him a hug and kiss. He may also tell me to send Lee up as he still needs to know what Lee is dreaming about. :)
Round #2 in Brady’s room moves pretty quickly, as he has just spent about 5 minutes in a quiet room by himself and he is usually 1/2 asleep already. I lay for about a minute and then give him one more kiss, tell him I love him and will see him in the morning, and then back to Tyler’s room I go…
Round #2 in Tyler’s room goes pretty quickly as well. Just a quick hug and kiss, tell him I love him and will see him in the morning and then our routine comes to an end!
Each night before I go to bed, I check on them. I pull their blankets up, give them one final kiss until morning and just soak in their sweetness. I am very lucky to have these two sweet boys in my life and am blessed to be their Mom.
