Lane’s Newfangled Bedtime Routine

Lane has a fancy new bedtime routine:

  • Help Mommy with Paige’s bath
  • Take a bath with Daddy’s help
  • Put on PJs & brush teeth
  • Kiss Mommy goodnight
  • Read stories with Daddy
  • After Daddy leaves, scream, yell, and throw things at the closed bedroom door
  • Eventually settle down and very clearly and calmly begin yelling, “I need a new diaper!” or, “I need to go to the potty!”
  • When a parent finally gives in and enters the room, explain the need for the new diaper. It’s important to be completely naked at this point.
  • Sit on the potty and demand a reward. Don’t pee.
  • Humor parent by allowing them to put on a new diaper and PJs
  • Require parent to read MORE stories
  • After eventually falling asleep at about 10:30pm, miraculously manage to wake up at the crack of dawn, bright-eyed and ready to go
  • The good news is that Paige happily sleeps through all of this…

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