Thursday, September 18, 2008

Books

Claire is just now beginning to show interest in a bedtime ritual. Now that she realizes the fun in demanding certain criteria be met, she is adamant about performing the entire sequence each time she goes to sleep.

First, she has to sit on the potty and read her potty book, during which she presses the 'flush' button on said book approximately 8 times. Although she rarely produces anything, she always wants to flush the toilet when she is done: "Fush! Fush!" Then it's time to wash her hands, which is one of her favorite things to do throughout the day. I am starting to regret getting her one of those high step-stools that allows her to reach the faucet, as I find her at the sink playing in the soap and water multiple times a day. But hey, at least she's clean, right? Clean and wet. So, she climbs up her step-stool and does this little dance before turning on the water. I must get this on video, because it is so cute, and I have no idea why she does it, so it is likely to stop at any time.

After we are done in the bathroom, she runs to her room where she demands to 'wock wock wif Mommy' in the rocking chair. Whilst we do this, we must also read each of the following books at least once:





It is not a happy scene if one of these books goes missing.


The Birthday Monsters is affectionately known as the 'Cookie [too-tee] Monsters' book for reasons unknown to me. She appropriately wishes the hippo a happy birthday at the end of the story.

At the end of Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!, she waves bye-bye to the dinosaurs and firmly closes the book. She also laughs every time I read the 'some are tiny' line.

She loves to see the moon in The Going to Bed Book, and gleefully points to it each time she sees it. She also tells me, after I read the 'With some on top and some beneath, they brush and brush and brush their teeth' page, that they do this in the bafroom.

In Max's Toys, she loudly says, "Kaboom!" when Max has a 10-car train accident. Then on the last page, she tells me their room is a "Biiiig mess. Keeeen up! Biiiiig mess. Keeeen up!"

4 comments:

Andrea and Ben said...

How sweet! Part of me can't wait for those times with Reid and a huge part of me doesn't want him to ever get that old :0)

Anonymous said...

Sooooooo your daughter. Definitely not switched in the hospital. Hilarious. What a sweetie.
Niki

Anonymous said...

Another thing that is different, but maybe good about the differences between boys and girls. Isaac's good night ritual is: pacifier in, blanket in hand, (maybe a song or two), laid down on back, told good-night and I love you, then we're out the door. I do enjoy the ritual times with the kids and I'm sure he'll want more as he gets older and that will be fine, too.

Elizabeth said...

Oh, OH!!! I love your new design and top photo SO MUCH.

But back to the matter at hand. Toddlers touching toilets and flushing toilets makes me so ill. Will I ever get over this? At least she is OCD about handwashing, though.