You might have noticed a theme emerging early in this blog: I am not a very patient person. That may be why my son prefers having Mommy put him to bed at night, in fact, I'm sure of it. Well, I've been making efforts lately, and I think my son has noticed some progress because he wanted me to put him to bed on Tuesday night. That is a really big deal.
All went smoothly, PJs, brushing teeth, prayers, bed time stories, etc. He even told me during the last story that he was getting tired. He was set to go to bed, and I was set to get some other stuff done, when Mommy came back home from the store with new batteries for his keyboard. He's been so excited to play the keyboard that he wanted the batteries in right away. Sure, no problem. Then, he wanted to play it softly while we read a little more. Okay, I can handle that. It was time to go to bed, and I think he could tell that I was getting anxious to get some things done. But, he wanted to play one more song for me before he laid down.
He was watching and waiting for my usual and firm response, "No. It's late. Go to bed." I noticed he was watching, and that he was caught off guard when instead I said, "Okay. I would enjoy a song, but you must promise that after the song you will go to bed." He played the song and went to bed a happy kid.
Although he's still requesting Mommy for bed time, I have a feeling he'll call me up from the bench again soon.
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