Not between Brian and I. Rather, when I put each kiddo down to sleep we have our own little time alone and it is one of my favorite parts of each day.
Jack is always ready for bed first, whether nap or at night. So Maggie will sit downstairs and either continue to quietly play or watch a cartoon. Jack and I sit in the glider and sing together. Usually he sings "Baby Mine" with me, though recently when I've switched up the song I've noticed he is learning those too. Often in the middle of singing he will look up at me, smile big and then start giggling. Usually for no other reason than because he knows it will make me smile and I have to work really hard from giggling myself. Then he nestles in super close, hugs me one last time and says night-night. And that means I put him in his crib and walk out of the room. That is it, Jack is sleeping. Couldn't be easier!
Maggie has been taking some more finesse when it comes to going to bed. She asks for her "paci" when Jack starts getting tired and cuddly, but then seems to get an extra boost of energy right around the time for bed. Recently I've been encouraging her to just sit quietly and either watch a cartoon or play and that seems to help her calm herself down. Once Jack is in bed she and I go into her room and while I sing to her she whispers about all sorts of things . We talk about her baby, her "paci", her Daddy, etc. When she starts playing with either her or my hair, then I know she is really tired. Sometimes I lay her in bed and she is up jumping up and down minutes later. On those occasions I simply tell her to lie down (sometimes she shakes her head no, which makes me smile) but then will lie down and usually goes straight to sleep.
Until we sell the house and move we are keeping them in their cribs. Neither one has shown effort in trying to climb out, and I'm completely content leaving them contained for as long as possible!
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