Bedtime for Calvin

Something new is happening with Calvin where he is figuring out that he has motivations that we might not know. This week or so, he's learned how to open the bedroom door. And he's learned that he can close the door. So after his bedtime routine, one night he sort of seemed like he didn't want to do kisses and then walked us to the door, and said bye, told us to do stuff, and closed the door. Then I heard his little pitter patter footsteps running back to bed. I look at that monitor and he has a book in his hand reading. He read them book a few times, and then went to bed.

Each night, he walks us to the door, gives us things to do (play with the train, play drums ok?) and sneaks back in bed to read for a few minutes. In the morning he tells us he woke up, peed by himself, and read quietly till it was green light.

Tonight this happens, after bedtime I brush my teeth and he giggles while he wiggles his fingers under the door. I go to nurse the baby. A half hour later I heard soft upset sounds. I run in and he's sitting at the edge of the bed but he doesn't say what's wrong. I tuck him back in and start straightening up. I put his little set of books on his nightstand and it's empty. I reach around but can't find them. He seems quiet but I find all four hard cardboard books behind his back. I read them to him as I put them away and I see him rubbing his face. I asked if he had an ouchie and he said yes. Then I asked if he dropped books on his face and he said yes and he wanted an ice pack.

We think he thought he was in trouble for staying up and so didn't want to get us to ask for help he got hurt. <3

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