Good Nights

We all know D was not a good sleeper - for about 18 months. But since then he's been great. I think it just took him a while to get the hang of it! Haha - he must get that from me, I've never needed much sleep to function.

Anywho - throughout his bedtime routine - honed since about age 4 months - we've taken a bath, got on jammies and then read 4-5 books. The last book is always the same one...or started that way. We've filtered through 4 good night books since the beginning.

The first was a cute "Going to Bed Book", after several months and after D started refusing to listen to that one anymore, we switched to the popular "Goodnight Moon". That book didn't last as long - D didn't really like it and was going through a phase where he wasn't wanting to go to bed, so he started refusing that book after not too long. The 3rd was the adorable "I'll See You in the Morning", which I previously blogged about. That one lasted forever - but recently D was clearly ready to make a change.
About a month or two ago - we introduced our current good night book - "Good Night Mr. Night" by one of my favorite children's book authors, Dan Yaccarino.


This book is one of my new favorites of all time. It's about a night man who wakes when the sun goes down and walks the earth calming things down, and helping the boy go to sleep. When the sun comes up, Mr. Night lays down, and the boy says "good night Mr. Night". It's a simple book - very few words - very colorful illustrations. I love it, and D does too.

For Christmas, Santa Grandma Susie got D a Mr. Night bedtime pal.

This plush toy is amazing. SO soft, feels like velvet - and the stars glow in the dark. It's the perfect size for D to clutch while going to sleep (along with the Batman figurine AND the Flash figurine). When I pull out the book D says "Night! There he is!!" Love.