Bed Time

My children's bedtime ritual's seem to fluctuate and change every few months. I remember when I lay Norah down a few months ago she would immediately turn onto her belly without a fuss or complaint. At that time we were struggling with Kenney. After getting frustrated one night I told him once I left the room there was no more asking for things or whining about this or that. He's done pretty well since then, but always wants the same ritual of course. Shower, brush teeth, prayer, story (privilege if he's gotten ready quickly), song (same as previous), night time water (his pacifier I think - not that he uses it as a pacifier, just that he always wants it), pretend medicine (initially because he was sick, and there was really nothing to give him to make him feel better, now we put it in with his water because it is just water ;)), stuffed animal from the shelf, music, leave the door open "a little bit". I know it is crazy what we do - but some nights I was just desperate.

So back to present time. Kenney has his ritual and most nights falls of asleep within two minutes of me leaving the room Now Norah is the complainer. Sometimes she throws her pacifier out onto the floor and cries about not having it anymore. The last couple of nights she has put her feet up and banged them on the side of the crib for a few minutes. Then just cried out some more after getting bored with that.

This is what she usually is doing when I go in to lay her down again.And this is what Kenney is doing.
This is what she was doing when I lay her down again before I left and closed the door, and I haven't heard from her since!