The beginning of a new routine...

Tonight marked the beginning of Lawson's new bedtime routine - it went better than expected but not great! I have decided that 8:00 pm will be his bedtime on school, just for the simple fact that sometimes it will take him a good hour to go to sleep (thank you ADHD). Even with the melatonin, sometimes his mind will just not wind down very fast.

He went down pretty fast tonight because he was so tired. He wasn't in the best of moods today anyway, and he just did not want to listen at all. So, the new routine got off to a rocky start because he got put to bed in trouble. Luckily, I can turn a movie on for him and he is out pretty quick - the exact opposite of what doctors tell you to do, but it works for us! You learn the tricks with an ADHD kid and I have an inside scoop on that one ;)

If we can figure out how to get him to sleep through the night without waking up and getting into our bed, it will be great :) But, for now, I will enjoy that snuggle I get when he wakes in the middle of the night looking for Mommy and Daddy!

Hopefully each night will get a little better and a little easier - and the routine will be a lot smoother as he gets into his new school groove!

Sometimes it takes a while, but he finally gives in to sleep!