A Rainy Day off
It's been raining all night; the perfect weather for sleeping. We had a busy day yesterday; church in the morning followed by lots of playing and napping in the afternoon topped off with a visit to grandma and grandpa's before grandma heads to Florida for a board meeting this week. Owen has been going to bed at 8 for the past several nights. He slept straight through for nine hours last Wed. and Thurs. nights and has been waking 1-2 times since. This is a bit earlier than his old 9 pm bedtime. Eight is working out well, but I know it will be tough sometimes to keep that routine. Ever since I was a babysitter the bedtime routine has been my favorite time of day with kids. I looked forward to establishing that peaceful time with my own child someday. Here is our routine so far: 7:30 Quiet play in his room for five or ten minutes 7:45 change into pj's, snuggle into the glider for 2-3 books. Owen has an amazing attention span for a seven-month old (I think). He looks clo...