Bedtime “routines” according to Will

Tonight Will was trying to get me to sleep on the couch. He asked if I wanted a story and of course I said yes. Here was his story: “Once upon a time there was a tractor plowing a field. There was a combine picking corn and dumping it into a wagon. Once upon a […]

A&W Tidbits

Earlier this week Amelia was pestering me to let her watch a movie. I told her she could do anything else but watch a movie. She looked me straight in the eye and said, “fine, I want you to read me 1,020 books.” This morning Will and Amelia were snuggling with us and started to […]

Will’s Piece

Will is very attached to his blanket. The key to his happiness is the silky border, which he calls his “piece.” We often hear him cry for it while struggling to go to sleep… saying, “where’s my piece?”. Over time he has removed increments of the border, which I’ve then cut off. There is about […]

Born out

Last night I was putting Will to bed and he said he wanted to crawl back into my tummy. I said he was too big now and asked what he would he do if he got back in there. He replied “I’d be born out”. I asked if he remembered being born and he said, […]