I’m almost afraid to write this for fear of jinxing myself but lately, Kevin and I have been in an idyllic stage with the girls. You see, they both have figured out how to go to sleep at night. A little thing, I know, but oh so important.

We have an established bedtime routine. Bath at 6:30 for both girls. Kulia is nursed and put to sleep around 7pm. She’s such a trooper now that I can lay her down awake or asleep and know she will settle herself in her own crib. Halleluya!

Leina, meanwhile, heads downstairs with Kevin where she is allowed one TV show while Kevin tackles the kitchen. This keeps her quiet during Kulia’s nursing which works very well. After her show, Kevin plays quietly or reads to her until 8pm. At 8pm, I come downstairs to read the last two books then it’s upstairs for tucking in no later than 8:15pm. Leina may talk quietly for a while but she always settles quickly into a nice long slumber.

And so, by 8:30, Kevin and I both are done for the day. With the kids anyway. We still have household duties and the dog to take care of but no longer do we hold our breath and watch the baby monitor. We don’t tiptoe around the house or watch the TV on mute for fear of waking a child. No, our girls are night time sleep champs and it’s so heavenly to be able to unwind knowing that our sweet babies are slumbering happily upstairs.

Of course, tonight they will probably wail for hours just to make me eat my words! But man, I sure love my great night sleepers.