The Nighttime Routine

Lately our family has started a new nighttime routine. At about 7 P.M., Chelsey feeds Lucy, causing her to fall asleep. She then proceeds to put her in the crib. At this point in the routine, Chels and I begin celebrating because we know this will be the time that Lucy finally stays asleep. Before the celebration is over, Lucy begins crying wildly in her crib. This causes one of us to pick her up, and try to rock her back to sleep. This cycle continues until at last 10 P.M. every night (It's happening as I write). We end our routine by silently zoning out on the computers for a half hour before going to bed. The nighttime routine is not my favorite part of the day, but I always seem to forget about it when Lucy wakes up in the morning with a big smile on her face.