The time has come in Tatum's life where she enjoys bed time stories. Tatum has always been a good sleeper at night and for naps; so Andrew and I never enacted a bedtime storybecause we didn't think we needed it. Tatum has a ton of books that entertain her during the day, and we often spend time together reading and exploring these books; we just did not read at night. Tatum's bedtime routine was this: change her diaper, put on her jammies, play on the bed, provide a drink of milk, brush teeth, turn on the sound machine and lullaby CD, give her kisses, put her in the crib and walk out the door. If you hate me or Tatum for how easy this is, it's fine, I totally understand. Andrew and I joked that one day Tatum would go to school and discover that other kids' parents would sing to them, rock them, and/or read stories at night; and she may in the end feel cheated.
Then Tatum took a liking to two of the books she received at Christmas Lama Lama Red Pajama and Good Night North Carolina. Given their nighttime themes, I read them to her before bed one night. And ever since that night, Tatum asks that we read these two books before bed each night. She enjoys holding one book while the other is read by momma or dadda. And you can tell by her look below, she LOVES the experience.
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Sadie is totally obsessed with Llama Llama Red Pajama right now. J. hates the book, but Sadie goes nuts over it. We'll have to get the girls together to read it to them at the same time!
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