Jed's Bedtime Routine

I snuck into Michael's email box and ran across this account of Jed's bedtime routine. Jed spent the night at his grandparent's Saturday night and Michael sent this to them so they could knock him out effectively. Every night, nearly without exception, Jed and Michael go through Daddy's magic bedtime ritual. All I hear are giggles and whispers from behind the closed door, muffled singing, and a few minutes later a very rumpled and grinning husband creeping out from the darkened room.


"First we take a bath, then we say "Do you want some Milky?" and he says "Yes!" And then we both go get into bed while someone microwaves some milk. While he drinks the milk we read books, when we are done with the milk, we pause the book reading to brush his teeth (just right there in bed) and then we have him take a couple drinks of water to clear everything out. Right now he is doing this thing where he will lock his lips up tight, and he wants you to play "knock knock" on his lips. You can also tickle his chin, and the underside of his nose, and that usually gets him to open up. Once the toothbrushing is done, we read a couple more books, and then when the last one comes up, we tell him that, and once that is done, and closed, we start singing I am a Child of God, and Teach me to walk. That's usually all we have to do. We rest with him for probably about 20 minutes and he is usually out by about that time."