Bedtime Routine

When Belle was first born bedtime was all about calming down, turning down the lights, quietly trying to get her to fall asleep, following all of the advice we were given on how to get our precious daughter to sleep.  That is not the routine now.  Our nighttime routine includes lots of crawling and playing chase, reading books and Belle riding her rocking bear.  Let me tell you, this girl can ride too.  She likes for us to play the sounds of her stick horse trotting so she has music to rock with.  The best part of putting her to bed is still that moment before I lay her down, she rests her head on my shoulder and cuddles with me for a few moments and my heart is so full of love for our little girl.