Asleep, 9:26ish

So, last night I sort of caved.  Dude started screaming, gasping and sobbing for the potty.  How can a toilet training mama ignore that one I ask.  So I scooped him up, sat him down and he went.  Praised my sobbing mess and gave him a bit of potty snuggle time until he was breathing normally again (perhaps 5 minutes).

Then he asked for a drink: mama, little water in baby baba, not big boy baba please?

So I gave it to him.

did the trick.  about  10:12 pm

So tonight I shook things up and added those routines into the mix.
A busy and tiring mix I was hoping all along.

(picture a whole lot of outdoor play in the snow dressed in a circa 1982 doggy fleece haloween costume...at least until i can figure out why pictures are not uploading)
This was the plan...
We did this...

and this...

and then played with the neighbour for a bit...
then spent some time becoming one of the pack...

did some doggy shovelling,
had a bedtime snack of protein,
potty time + 2 potty books (favourites saved only for potty trips),
teeth,
one snuggle time book from a basket of longer stories with paper pages,
a 2 minute cuddle and rock (standing, not laying on the bed),
and then the water in the baby baba (perhaps 2 ounces)

I aimed for 9pm asleep.
I got 9:26.
With NO hysterics.
Only a few mommy comes
I can hear the snoring from here.
I'm thrilled.  Really really thrilled.