Sleep is one of the most important factors in releasing growth hormones, most especially for very young babies.While your baby sleeps, her little body produces 3x more growth hormones.
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I’ve never known a life outside being a work at home mom because I stopped working full-time even before I gave birth to Svet. I wanted to give her all the mommy attention that she needs from me, something that I promised to give her because I certainly can’t give her all the material things. And bedtime is one time of the day that I can fully indulge in her.
Sleep time is never dull with a child like Svet. She’s as rowdy as a boy, and her energy outlasts both of my and the spousal unit’s combined forces. We used to let her sleep anytime she wants, but my mom said that kids like Svet should be in bed early, and I know moms know best, so we’ve been trying to make Svet sleep before eight since then. Preparing for bed takes a long time for us, since there are a lot of play time in between. When do we start? As early as 7:00 pm after dinner.
It’s pretty cold here in Baguio, so most of the times it’s just a sponge bath at night, but sometimes when Svet gets irritated with the extra hot weather (it does get unusually hot here, and we’ll know because she cries easily at the smallest of things), she gets her well-deserved quick warm bath. I will pour a small amount of JOHNSON’S® Baby BEDTIME® Bath on a wash cloth and massage it on Svet’s body, after which I will allow her to jump right in her small tub for rinsing. This is her favorite part of our first routine, as she gets to play with the warm water and her bottle of baby bath for a bit.
I don’t let her stay on the water for too long lest she gets cold, and she struggles sometimes but when I say “toothbrush time!” she obliges very willingly and with an impish smile. See, brushing her teeth must be her favorite thing to do in the world right now, and I’m glad at least we don’t have to wrestle for tooth brushing time. But before that, a generous amount of JOHNSON’S® Baby BEDTIME® Oil rubbed briskly on her skin to take away some of the chill and dressing for sleep time.
Next stop of our bedtime routine, rubbing time. I massage her with JOHNSON’S® Baby BEDTIME® Lotion because I know this will help her sleep better. I used to massage her without it, but I discovered the quality of Svet’s sleep was noticeably better when we started using the JOHNSON’S® Lotion. Of course, it also gave us more time to bond with each other, so that’s another plus.
I follow-up with JOHNSON’S® Baby BEDTIME® Powder for a fresh, comfortable feeling before falling asleep. I can tell Svet loves the scent of JOHNSON’S® Powder because she always requests for it.
Next part? Reading time! Her favorite, so this part of our bedtime routine is a must before falling fast asleep. Not that we mind, it’s always a delight to hear her repeating words after us.
We’ll know it’s time for our “quiet time” (a relative term, considering Svet’s babbles) when she finally puts the comforter up to her chin and invites (rather, instructs. LOL) Mommy and Daddy to “higa tabi” (lie down beside me). And no, our bedtime routine does not stop there. Paulie taught Svet to pray, and she never forgets to do that before sleeping.
It will be time to switch off the lights after that, as Svet cannot sleep with the lights on. I think she feels there’s still something to do when they’re left on. Hee hee. She will sing a little or mutter some unintelligible words in the dark while Paulie rubs her head gently and I hug her. She will often request for a kiss sandwich, and of course we can’t say no to that.
Minutes later, she’ll be off to dreamland. And usually, when I don’t have work at night and Paulie’s finished with the house work already, we will soon follow suit. And that’s how we spend a better part of the evening everyday. Took us sometime to establish this routine, but seeing how Svet sleeps fitfully during the night, (and that’s largely thanks to the NATURALCALM™ essences found in JOHNSON’S® BEDTIME® products), I’m glad we did, because it’s all worth it.
Thank you for coming to read our bedtime routine!
49 Responses
wow
you’re a cool mom 🙂
and your svet is a darling
cheers
hey stern. haven’t seen you in a while. i missed you!
i like to think that i’m a cool mom. LOL. thanks for the compliment!
I like praying part of the bedtime routine. Kids should be taught how to pray – the younger, the better. Enjoy parenthood. :angel:
it’s something our mom taught us, and i figured it’s good to teach Svet that as well 🙂
thanks for dropping by!
wow documented ha. salamat at may digicam ka na rin. lol
cute cute ni svetchichi. kakamis. naiisip ko how she utters, higa tabi. hihi.
miss that little boy, ehe, girl. miss na din sya ni yz. lagi nya tanong, san daw ba nakatira si chichi. sabi ko, far away. “I want to go far away” sabi yz.
so talagang kelangan banggitin lahat ng bed time products. josme. wala ata ako nyan. bwahaha
haha! oi sumali ka na. lagot ka na ke peh :tongue:
what a fun bedtime routine! 🙂
yes, fun and exhausting. hee hee. but it’s all worth it 🙂
wow! galing galing ni mommy talaga! and that will make your baby smarter.. and i love the photo while svet is praying,
“thank you for my milk..” as she looks at her mom.. so cute.
and also while brushing, and all the photos hihi, so pretty!
hehe. thanks to my marces, nagkaron yan ng pics na mejo matitino. LOL
Wow what a sweet moment! I am sure Svet will always remember this. Ako rin I will do this with baby Sean. I can’t wait 🙂
can’t wait as well! *hugs*
iiii…
ang kyut n chi ching..
super ready n kuhanan.
galing n2..
labyou ti key..:)
nagpepesbuk ka na naman no? haha! naks binisita mo pa ako dito a 😎
wow sis you are such wonderful mom 😀
well thank you sherry. i’m sure you will be too when it comes your turn 😉
:blush: Wow, looks so much like fun! I wish I could be a little kid again! :baby:
don’t we all? i dropped by your site, and i drooled again :tongue:
and just like the thank you post eto detalyado rin!! ang galing! if i be the judge winner kn girl!!!
yesh, nageeffort akey. 😆 salamat sa digicam na bigay no. :haha:
Tama si Marce Niks, kung isa kami sa magda-judge, panalo ka na sa post mo na ito Marce.
Si Svet very cooperative na model and I love the “praying photo” din. Very nice post! 🙂
ay marce. mejo camwhore yan si svet at times. 😆 yay! salamat sa support. hihi
wow! super sa photos! love it 🙂 i hope to share our bed time habits too pero the uncooperative person is the dad ata? hahaha!
complete package ka din pala, kami din! nothing else but johnsons 🙂
haha! ayaw ni hubby? hihi.
uu, J&J since birth 😉
wow marce I like the photos! cool naman ng sleeping outfit ni Svet, so fresh:) i used J and J bedtime bath since 1st day of Hyzyd kaya siguro ganoon nalang nya kasarap magdala ng tulog:) eversince i don’t have problem with his sleeping habit.
marce I bet kunin kayong mag-ina ng model ng johnson once they read your entry:)
magkukumare nga tayo mga fans tayo ng J&J. :haha:
yikes! di kami bagay ni svet na model. haha!
panalo na toh, super dami ng comments 😀 eheheh galing naman ng bedtime routine niyo ni svet mommy K 😀 :thumbsup:
nyak kasi ako si comment din e :tongue:
yep, best part of the day methinks 🙂
You have a very cute baby. Lucky you!
aww.. thanks lourdes!
Hinde ko carry Mommy Kaye! A brilliant post from a brilliant mom!
Congrats in advance!
As usual, my favorite… :baby:
thanks so much mommy rubz! i hope your bella is feeling better now :hug:
A winning entry na yata to ah!!Goodluck to you my dear!Love the praying photo–mabait na bata!^_^
thanks much mommy clang! asus. i wish she’s mabait 24/7. unfortunately, she’s rowdy most of the time. gulat nga ako game sya sa picture taking night na yan e. :haha:
:hug:
Wow Marce, that is a great bedtime routine for you and Svet. I don’t know if I have the patience to do that with Wrozlie and AJ, they just get in the tub and I was their hair and then they can stay a little bit then off to bed, hehehe! they use Johnson’s baby shampoo though and they love it. What a great Mommy and daughter bonding for you and your little one.
yay! J&J mommy ka rin pala 😉
yep. before bedtime is the best time for us to bond 🙂
bat si svet ang laki na mukha pa ring lalaki? hehehe
ang chuweeet nyo naman mag-nanay. enge naman ng lotion ubos na saken e. wahahaha!
heh! mukang lalaki lang yan jan sa picture. hihi.
sigi punta ka dito bigyan ka namin. :haha:
wow super caring ka naman to your svet! we use johnson’s din ng mga anak ko, gusto kasi nila yung amoy. di mo pa ako inaadd sa messenger ha. tampo na ako.
waaahh!! uu nga pala. waity. add na kita now na :tongue:
thanks sa comment! mwah!
Svet’s growing up to be a cutiepie haha..
namern. mana sa nanay. LOL
BEAUTIFUL!!!
i thought official na si svet ng johnson’s baby bedtime. chiii :DD cute:DD every picture showed that she’s enjoying using Johnson’s. haha. lol 😀 LOVE IT. more………more…… 😀
yesss. aylabeht emergency bestfriend. salamat sa pagcomment! mwah!
. waah. ang kyut mo ching!. 😀
. ang ganda ng mga pics!. hilig nian ni ching sa picture eh noh?. XD di hltang maldita sa kayutan nia!. haha!. ^_^
. nakikinuod pa yan ng mga japanese na palabas nun sa laptop ko bago matulog eh. hihi. <3 kunyari naintindihan. ^^
. wiimishyuu ching!. <3 labs labs!. <3 <3 <3
sama na daw sya ke ta bing pag-uwi london pag pmunta dito para hindi nyo mamiss. hehe
Yipee, nanalo tayo!
OMG! thanks for informing me! mwah!
oo nga congrats s ainyo ehehe