Esther Knows Bedtime
As she gets older, Esther is getting better and better about knowing when she needs to sleep.
This morning, she woke up around and 6:30a and wanted to eat some yogurt. I carried her to her booster seat, got her a cup of yogurt and watched her eat. After she finished, I lifted her down from the table. She immediately walked down the hall to her bedroom and stood next to her crib. I lifted her into her crib and she curled up and went right to sleep.
She slept for about 45 minutes, then came out and played in the living room for another 45 minutes. Then, she grabbed a Nuk and her blanket and walked back to her room. This time, she turned on her CD player and stood next to the rocking chair. I rocked her for about 10 minutes and then she went to sleep in her crib again.
Something similar happened last Monday. Christine had already left for an early morning appointment. I was in the shower and Esther was playing in the living room. As I finished up my shower, I could hear her whimpering somewhere. After getting out and getting dressed, I went to find her.
To my surprise, she was in her room, standing next to her crib. She had pulled one her blankets out of the crib and was holding it in one hand. She pushed her other hand between the bars of the crib and was resting her arm on the crib mattress. She’d been standing there, waiting for me to get out of the shower and help her get into her crib. As soon as I lifted her in, she went right to sleep.
Because she’s getting so good about bedtime, we’re thinking about setting up a real bed for her and retiring the crib until her new baby REDACTED comes along. I think the only thing she would miss is the ability to hold onto the sides of the crib and jump up and down.