Jessalyn's bedtime routine

'We are co-sleepers in this house. And although I would love for our whole family to sleep in the same bed forever there just wasn't enough room for all four of us to sleep comfortably. And we knew it was time for Jessalyn to sleep by herself. So once we moved into our own place and she had her own room we started the process of transitioning her into her own he's. Which I knew was going to be a long and exhausting process. Which it was... And still is sometimes. 

We luckily got a free daybed that totally reminds me if mine when I was little. And got her excited about having her own big girl bed. The first few nights were brutal. I must admit I cried the first night because all she would cry about was that she wanted mommy. We slept in the same bed for three years so it was hard for both of us. Jordan did pretty much all the enforcing because I would have given in too easily. It broke my heart to hear he cry and wanting to snuggle mommy. But we didn't cave. It took a good four weeks for her to finally realize that we weren't going to give in so she stopped fighting... As much. 

We have the same routine every night. Take a "bass" aka bath, We put on "daffies" aka Jammie's. Brush our teeth and pick out some books to read. Lately it's been princess books. I can almost quite these books with out looking from how many times I've read them. 

After stories then we say a prayer. We help her say it. She usually repeats the last few words and throws in her own stuff every now and then. It's pretty much the cutest thing ever and we have to stop ourselves from giggling from the cuteness in middle of the prayer. 

Then it's bedtime... Or so it begins.

Her tummy suddenly hurts every night right after the prayer even if we asked if she had to go potty ten times before. 

Then she's thirsty. But she wants her water in a specific cup. 

She hurt herself so she needs a band aid. Which has turned into a nightly routine to put on a band aid on her finger which is never actually hurt. We go through a lot of band aids! 

Then she has to give baby brother kisses. 

But wait, 

she needs all the babies and stuffed animals she can fit in the bed with her.

She always has my phone at bedtime because it plays "twinkle twinkle". Which is basically a white noise app. Jordan put a code on my phone to block her from going on and trying to play games. And we've learned to plug my phone into the charger because it will die if we don't according to her. 

This can go on for quite some time depending on how tired she is. Some nights are easier than others. Sometimes she will cry herself to sleep because she wants to stay up for "two more minutes" and some nights she will pass out without a fight. 

This is how I found her one night when I went to check on her. Notice the band aid. Haha.

Luckily she stays in her bed all night most of the time. A fee nights she has attempted to come sleep with us but Jordan just takes her back it her bed. She gets excited to tell you that she sleeps in her big girl bed but it's a whole other story when the night rolls around.