Lazy Day
Duke slept til lunch time, sadly teh cat wouldn’t allow me the same luxury and insisited I got up at 9am! Aprilia arrived back from mum and dad’s just before lunch having had several queesy moments whilst staying with them - dad thinks it’s because she is snotty rather than anything else and I’m inclined to agree, shame you can’t get whatever it was I used to get dosed with as a kid to de-snotty-fy but alas nasty chemical decongestants are now out of vogue and she loaths the smell of Vicks.
Afternoon was spent watching Ballet Shoes (we recorded it, I can see it getting a lot of play) Three Men and a Baby, Cat in the Hat (how rubbish is taht film?) and something else as well I think. Oh, yes, she played on teh Digital Art Studio and merrily printed out a load of stuff. Throughout this I knitted hence I have finished the baby sleeping bag for my niece’s soon-to-arrive baby (I made it a 6 to 12 month size in case it took too long to make…) and also russled up a silly looking but extreemly warm hat for me!
She went to bed without a whisper of complaint at 8 and we’ve heard nothing from her since. Which reminds me - sleep training for 7 year olds? Any suggestions? I’m getting fed up of her rattling round til past my bedtime then being grumpy and over tired the next day so I’m going to have to get strict about bedtime which is a shame as I would prefer a more autonomous aproach but she’s just not getting enough sleep on her schedule so I fear it’s time to impose mine. Sigh. Speaking of which, it’s way past my bedtime too!!!
The grownups in this house are rubbish at sensible sleeping, so I wouldn’t expect the kids to be any good left to their own devices.
SB’s general bedtime is 8, with a story or two in bed. She reads and then listens to story CD’s until she goes to sleep. She can sit reading until way late - so do ask her to stop if she’s still at it too long , as otherwise she gets tired the next day
Comment by DaddyBean — December 30, 2007 @ 9:59 am
we’ve a similar routine to the beans, except the expected time for them to be having stories is 7.30. This often rolls around to about 8, and then I go and tell them to turn the light off sometime around 8.30 (school night) or 9 otherwise. They usually go to sleep fairly quickly after that.
Comment by Jax — December 30, 2007 @ 10:36 am
and we missed recording Ballet Shoes (grump).
Comment by Jax — December 30, 2007 @ 10:37 am
Am contemplating the same issue (sleep). Both our girls go upstairs at the same time (around 7-7.30pm) and then spend a ridiculously long time spinning out the pyjama-ing and tooth-brushing stages, and then (if DH isn’t home) I do stories/feeding for Shannon and then stories for Jade and it’s usually 9pm before I leave Jade listening to a relaxation cd and playing or reading. She’s usually asleep by 10pm but not always … but still up early, and I read some reviews on Amazon.com of the book “sleepless in America” which leads me to believe she may be sleep-deprived and in need of a better earlier sleep time. So haven’t got much further with it than that but planning on doing something about it!
Comment by Joanna — December 30, 2007 @ 6:45 pm