Bedtime Routine

As we get ready for bed JJ has come up with his own nightly routine. When he is done playing with his toys (not a moment sooner), we clean up and put all our toys back. James then proceeds to the bathroom where he first turns on the light, grabs his stool from Mimi and papa and carries it over to his sink. It's quite a long walk from the bath tub to the far sink, and I'm impressed every night when I watch him do it. He pushes the stool up to the cabinet so there is not any gap and it is less likely to tip. He climbs up and turns on the water. As I brush his teeth he wants to wash his hands. He grabs the soaps and I squirt some on his hands. We practice rubbing his hands together under the water as we sing row, row, row, your boat. When we finish he tries to spit in the sink, he wipes his hands and mouth on the towel, gets down from the stool, and turns off the light. He then proceeds into his room where he turns on his sound machine as well as the projection parts that display fish up on the ceiling. He is becoming so independent.