Following the rule of "routine things done routinely" Jack's bedtime routine consists of a bath staring around 7PM, followed by drying up and getting dressed into his pajamas. He gets to watch a TV program, lately Tivo'd Pink Panther episodes, accompanied by some warm milk. Ideally, the program ends and I switch to quiet and story time. Lately, this hasn't worked as well as I would have liked; Jack develops a second wind just after his bath and it's very hard to get him settled down.
My attractive wife hasn't been feeling well lately so she has been going to bed early. By 8PM she's usually in bed, reading. Just after his TV program ends Jack announces that he wants to kiss Mommy goodnight. He pads into our bedroom and I help him into bed. He gets under the covers and, lately, puts both his hands behind his head as if to luxuriate. Then he give his Mommy a quick kiss goodnight and announces he's ready to go back to his room.
If all goes well, I read him some stories and we turn out the light. Lately though, he still has this second wind of energy and it's hard to get him calmed down. I suppose there are strategies espoused by experts to smooth things out. Having been back with Jack for a month and a half now I've seen evolutionary changes already in his development. And with that change, comes inevitable tweaks in his routine. As Rush lyricist Neil Peart wrote, "changes aren't permanent but change is."
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