Well, it's more like "nap DA couch" I guess :-) This is what Ryan says if we tell him to nap on the couch after we give up all hope that he'll nap up in his room. Sometimes he'll fall asleep on the couch, but mostly it's just some quiet time, for both of us! His napping has gotten much better - he probably only skips a nap twice a week or so. Today is a no nap day, but he was SO cute when I went up to his room. I laid down on the floor and he brought me a blanket and said "go to sleep mama" and then said "close the eyes" (and tried to close them for me) and brought me an Elmo pillow, and Cookie Monster too. Then he continued doing bedtime routine with me, LOL! He brought me all of the blankets, and then said "mama need hop" and brought me his hop - the little bunny he sleeps with. He was narrating everything and it was adorable! He gave me hugs and kisses, rubbed my back, and sang a song. He also said "mama need the birds" and pressed the button to play the music on his bird crib soother. Awwwwww. If I opened my eyes he would say "close the eyes, go to sleep mama" and would try something else - like rubbing my back and singing. Then he said "read a book" and started reading one of his fabric books to me, looking at the pages and saying all the animal sounds. What a sweeetie. He almost made me not mind that he didn't nap today. Maybe I should have tried banging on the door to see how he would have handled that, LOL, he might have some good techniques.
He now pulls the mattress totally off of his toddler bed, and then walks on the wire/metal mesh frame. I am not sure how we'll handle this but I'm already tempted to take the bed away if he won't listen and not do this. I don't think there is any way we can keep the mattress on.
Marc and I are REALLY enjoying hearing him talk. We are still amazed by it and hang on every word. We talk a lot about this, sharing things we've heard :-) On Sunday he called the doorbell in his playhouse a "dingbell." It does make a "ding" sound - he must have heard us say that and then combined it with "doorbell." Marc didn't correct him because he thought it was so cute.
There is a song (I think it was in the movie Secret of My Sucess) where it makes sounds like "chicka chickaaaah . . . bow bow" - I have to download that. Ryan still says "chicka chicka chicka . . . ." for chicken, so now we have him saying "chicka chicka . . .bum bum" LOL. We need to hear the song again and play it for Ryan.
I can't believe Katie is 10 months old!!! I need to start thinking more about her birthday party. We went to a playgroup today and she was so sweet waving at people and smiling and laughing. She just started consistently waving when you say "hi" or "bye." We are loving it! She is cruising REALLY well now but doesn't make much of an attempt to walk. I have to post some videos!
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It touches my heart to see how you are nurturing your children...the touching, cuddling, sweet kisses you give them...and the best thing in the world is to see that in their own way they are telling you that they know what you are doing and saying. Ryan was showing you that he understands that the "bedtime routine" you talk about is more than that...it's an expression of the comfort, love and safety that he will always feel at home with you and Marc. He understands this in his own 2 year old way and he is demonstrating that "he gets it!" These are the things that you can hang on to when you are having your own "sleepless nights" worring about them. There will come a time when you are worried because they are sick or have an important day at school or are staying out late after the prom, that you can use this to soothe yourself back to sleep. These things will always be in your "mother's spot" of your heart!
I know, because I have a lot of them in MY heart! I love you all!
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