Bedtime

One of our many nicknames for Noah is "family guy" or "the family man" because he loves it when we spend time together as a family. Every night, we spend some time singing, laughing, clapping, dancing and following Noah's commands to clap, grab one arm and twist and then more clapping and twisting. Every night, we share a round of kisses where Ash kisses me, I kiss Noah and Noah kisses Ash. Noah adores family time, and each night before bed he has certain things he does with each of us. He loves his routine. Ash and I love the time we spend too, but sometimes, Ash has to travel for work.

Those nights are tough because Noah is old enough now to ask where Ash is and why he's not home, but he's not really old enough to understand that daddy is away on a work trip. It breaks Ash's heart to leave him, and Noah knocks on the bathroom door looking for Ash at bedtime.

Tonight, we shared a family video chat complete with Noah muting the sound, leading us in part of the alphabet, clapping, twisting, and sticking out our tongues.

Chatting with Daddy

Leading daddy in clapping

Then, when it was time to wave and blow daddy kisses good night. Noah stopped and put his head up to the screen and repeatedly kissed Ash on the screen. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen in my whole life.