Bedtime Miracle

Jackson is not usually hard to put to bed. I usually just wait until he acts sleepy, and then I put him in bed and sing a few songs while he falls asleep. The hardest part is waiting until he's sleepy, because he doesn't need much sleep (unlike his mother). If we put him to bed at 7 PM (like most kids his age), he wakes up at 5 AM which is MUCH too early for Mommy and Daddy. He generally is sleepy between 8-8:30 PM, but sometimes as late as 9:30 PM.

Now for the bedtime miracle: Jackson put himself to bed for the first time tonight! I was watching TV with him, when he suddenly turned to me and said, "Night-night!" I thought he was kidding, because likes to pretend to go "night-night" by laying his head down wherever he is for a few seconds and then getting back up. But then he climbed off the couch, walked confidently in the dark to his room, and climbed in bed! I sang a couple of songs for him, since he didn't fall asleep right away, and then left him sleeping soundly. *sigh of contentment*