This dude right here has been seriously struggling to relax before bed. There has been a lot of mom help for bedtime over the last couple of weeks. Last night I just wanted to watch a show while he went to bed like a normal grown up. I went to the office and grabbed this little calculator I bought him. I said, “You can play with this as much as you want. Mommy will be back to check on you.” First check up he lit up and told me 300 was the 24th step squad. Second check up he was smiling and had placed the calculator next to him. Third check in he was asleep. Nothing else has worked this well. TV shows, obvious fail. Books tend to be way too exciting for Alex (he reads with lots of expression!). The only thing that has been working beside this was me crawling into bed with him and doing “relaxing talk” (just talking) until we both fell asleep (not good for my back at all). Anyway, as if I needed any other reasons to love calculators and numbers, now we have this little miracle of calming my little boy’s very active brain for sleep. 😴 #mathymommy #momlife #numberlove https://www.instagram.com/p/CZBF_F8Mvdr/?utm_medium=tumblr
