Lawson's bedtime routine is pretty basic. It just kind of fell into place over the first year. For the most part, we've done the same thing at bedtime every night (with a few exceptions for family functions, holidays, etc.). I figure someday I might want to think back on it, but my memory is shot, so it will be fuzzy at best. For the sake of being able to look back on this time in the life of our family, I thought I'd post about it.
Sometime between 7:30p and 8p is bath time: Jason handles bath time, and Lawson LOVES it. There have been a few occasions where I've taken care of bath time, but it has kind of become a special thing for Daddy and son.
Between 7:45p and 8:15p bath time is over, and I take over. I snuggle Lawson in is cozy towel and get him all dry then give him a good rubdown with night time lotion (the purple kind that is supposed to relax the baby but also works on mom). I get Lawson all deck out in his cozy socks and jam-jams. He has some footie jammies and some one piece jammies, but for the most part he wears two piece jammies. My favorites are a toss up between blue dinosaur jammies, his camo long johns, and his Batman jammies. During this time, Daddy gets the bedtime bottle ready.
Between 8p and 8:30p Daddy gets his bedtime snuggles, and if Lawson isn't too sleepy/fussy, the boys say their ABC's. Then I take over again and Daddy pushes play on our bedtime music. I love the Jewel Lullaby CD we listen to every night. If you have a child or are expecting one, I highly recommend it.
My favorite lullaby on the CD is called "Sweet Dreams For You". Here are the lyrics:
The shadows are waltzing
The moon beams are calling
Like a dream I am falling into
Silver threads lined with two twinkling stars seem
To shine just for you
Behind your eyes
Are endless blue skies
You travel places I want to come to
Each breath that you breathe is a brush stroke
That leads me to you
So, sleep
Fall into night’s indigo hue
Believe me it’s true
There’s nothing that I would not do
For my dream is sweet dreams for you
It seems far away
But there once was a day
It was grey in a world without you
To this heart like a doll from above
A miracle of your love found me
So, sleep
Fall into night’s indigo hue
Believe me it’s true
There’s nothing that I would not do
For my dream is sweet dreams for you
So hush-a-bye
And don’t you cry
Sweetly dreaming, little baby
Yes, sleep
Lose yourself in night’s indigo hue
Believe me it’s true
There’s nothing that I would not do
For my dream is sweet dreams
Yes, my dream is sweet dreams for you
I give Lawson his bottle as he drifts off to sleep. I always tell him how much he is loved and how special he is. Two verses that always come to my mind are Jeremiah 1:5 and Jeremiah 29:11, so I tell Lawson about the verses in God's word and how they apply to him.
"Before I formed you in your mother's womb, I already knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart." Jeremiah 1:5
"'I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD. 'Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future.'" Jeremiah 29:11
I hope that these verses (and many others) will be imprinted in Lawson's mind and his heart as he grows up and becomes the man God created him to be.
Once Lawson is good and asleep, I put him to bed, cover him with one of his quilts (each of which was made with love by someone special to our family), and quietly slip out of the room.
I know this post may not be everyone's favorite, but it's about something I want to remember. That I want to be able to look back on in great detail. Time is fleeting, and my goal is to soak up every ounce of time I can with my sweet baby boy, making memories (like this one) all the way.
Mandy
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