Last night, in bed, Elliot asked me if I remember wrapping him in a “cocoon” (towel) after his bath, and then feeding him a bottle of milk in bed.

I said yes, and the vuvs, too. And then I would dress you in a diaper, pajamas, and sleep suit. Then we would read 3 or 4 books together (“No, 5!” he corrected me), I would sing to you, and stay with you until you feel asleep.

I tried to name some of the songs I sang, but I only remembered “Row, Row Your Boat”, which is such a peaceful song to me. He asked me to sing it to him again. I think we also sang Shabbat Shalom even when it was not Shabbat. I also told him “The cow Jumped over the Moon” nursery rhyme.

I told him how we did that every night since he was a little baby until last year. I did not say May 2021, but that is when we stopped. He was verbal then but nothing like he is now.

This morning’s swim lesson

We still do the cocoon, vuvs, and books in my bed after a bath. But no milky. And we’ve added “throwing the cocoon” since then — I throw him onto the bed with a great “1, 2, 3!” while he’s wrapped in his post-bath towel. we only do this this routine now after he has a bath. That used to be every single night. Now it is once per week with me since we are only together 50% of the time.

I asked if he still has a sleep suit at mama’s apartment. He said yes, and that it is blue. When I asked if he wanted one here, he said yes.