So JR and I have talked many times about setting a schedule for Logan....not so much an all day schedule, but a definite sleep schedule. ONe thing about having more than one kid, is that you get to look back and say...hmmm, I would really like to do this differently. Dont get me wrong, I have no regrets, and I know that I did the best I could and I am in no way ashamed or feel as though I did something WRONG...I just want to do it different! Bedtime, is one of those things. I have never had a set bedtime for Logan, nor a set nap time. He sleeps when he is tired and thats it. Yes, that means there have been nights that he goes to bed at 3 in the morning and doesn't wake up until 1 in the afternoon. (rarely...but it has happened) Anyway, I have had insomnia pretty bad lately and it finally caught up with me last night...so I said hey, seems like a good time to start this bedtime thing we have been putting off! So we all went and got in bed at 8:00 did our night night rituals..story time, cuddle time and by 8:30 Logan was OUT! It was a nice evening we watched "Shrek the Halls" with Logan...and I recorded it, so when we got in bed at 8 we let him watch it in our room AGAIN for cuddle time! Then off he went to his room and off to sleep! IT was great...JR and I stayed up until 9:15 and went to bed as well. Logan got up at 11 last night and wanted to play...I guess he thought he was just taking a nap. I kept all the lights off and I laid in bed listening to him until he was silent (about 12). THen I went to check on him and he was still awake, but he was laying in bed with his covers on watching a movie...I guess he figured out that no one was getting up! By 1:00am he was in bed with us...GRRRRR! At 3:45 JR picked him and took him to his own bed...at 3:50 he was back in our bed GRRRRR! JR decided to sleep in his room! LOL Now last night was a little early...I would like his bedtime to be at 9, which means that we have to move everything up...such as dinner and bath time and story time and cuddle time. But if we set bedtime at 8, then JR has very little interaction with the kids! HE doesn't get home until 6, so it would just be more practical to do it at 9.
We went to dinner over at our friends Bryan and Tina's house on Tuesday night and I was amazed at how at 8:50 Bryan told his kids to go brush their teeth and get ready for bed...and off they went, They came back in for kisses in the their pj's and at 9 he said "Bedtime" and off they went again! Kyler, their 7 year old son, was pretty good about staying in his room...he kind of yelled out that he couldn't fall asleep, and Bryan told him to just lay there with his eyes closed! LOL Kaylee, there 5 year old daughter, was a little more brave about getting out of bed and coming into the living room....She needed kisses, and then she needed some water, and then she forgot to get a hug! IT was pretty funny to here her excuses for coming in the living room! I asked Tina if it was like that every night, and she said NO...only when they have company...other than that they go straight to bed....I thought...I want that!
Now, moving on to Vacations! JR and I have decided that we cant wait until our anniversary to go gambling. So we are planning a trip to go very soon...we are just having to save some money first, but I think its doable. We are planning on doing a day trip to either Coushatta or L'auberge....THere is a place down the road from where we live (they actually have 3 locations) and do casino trips...you pay $5 for the trip there and $5 for the trip home and they give you a $10 food voucher! Awesome...it leaves at 9:00 in the morning, but I dont know what time it comes back....but hey...no hotel, no gas....and several hours of fun...not to mention...you can drink as much as you want because you dont have to drive back! Woohoo! I think we may get a group of friends together. Dont know yet....first we have to come up with about 4-5 hundred dollars! Honestly, I could probably go with just $100...It would most likely last me the entire day...JR would probably need about 3oo! His philosophy is spend money to make money...and my little 5 and 10 dollar bets dont really go together! But I just want to have fun...and I would hate for us to both lose all our money and then just be sitting there waiting for the bus to come get us! LOL!
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I HATE Aiden's new schedule because it puts him to bed at 7pm. Since I don't get home from work until 5:30 every night, that doesn't give me much time to spend with him during the week. Thing is, I need him to get up at 6, so I can get to work on time. We might push bed time back to 7:30, but he's usually pretty cranky by 7 anyway. Ugh, I dunno.
It would be awesome to have the flexibility you have. Too bad we don't have a live-in nanny that could wake up with Aiden later. That might be something we'll look into after the next kid. I can't imagine paying for TWO kids to go to daycare!!
I can't imagine having to pay for two kids in daycare either....just the thought of paying for one, ughhh!
I try not to take for granted the fact that I am a stay at home mom, but every once in a blue moon, I get a little envious of those who DO get to leave the house and have a seperate life outside of changing diapers and dealing with tantrums....and then I see my kids smile or laugh, and I realize how lucky I am!
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