twilight turtle
Posted by kyden on Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 Under Uncategorizedone of the things that has helped me transition to sleeping in my own bed (co-sleeper) is my nighttime routine. this is a big deal because mommy and daddy aren’t “routine” kind of folks, but it’s all part of the jedi mind trick. (i’ll explain. read on.) this is what bedtime looks like for me:
change into my jammies- sit with mommy on her bed and read a bedtime story. i have so many stories to choose from because mommy has always loved and collected children’s books (and i’m not even counting the ones that she had when she was a kid). one of my favorites is “snoozers” by sandra boynton.
- turn off the lights and turn on twilight turtle (which, despite what auntie cindy would have you believe, is not a story about baby vampires)
- lie down in my bed and listen to mommy sing songs to me. she always sings “never gonna let you down” by surface and “in your smile” by na leo pilimehana. after that, it could be “loving you” by minnie ripperton, “here i go” by sugar babes, or any of a number of other old skool slow jamz. sometimes, i get disney princess songs. ewww. (mommy says that i would appreciate them more if i was a girl.)
this whole routine is typically takes about an hour.
so anyway, lemme tell you about twilight turtle. he is da bomb. by day, he is a stuffed toy that hangs out with my other stuffed animals. you’d think that he wouldn’t really get along with my lion, giraffe, elephant, and other jungle creatures, but he is such a cool guy that he doesn’t have a problem fitting right in. by night, he is not only a nightlight, but he also turns the room into a starry night sky. when i get older, mommy and daddy are going to teach me about orion, the big dipper, and the seven sisters from the comfort of my own bed!
the first time i saw the starlit “sky”, i was wide-eyed with wonderment — completely mesmerized. but now, when i see the stars, i know that it’s sleeptime. (that’s the jedi mind trick.) and even when i wake up in the middle of the night, mommy turns on the stars to help me relax and fall back asleep. twilight turtle rocks.
great feature for mommies and daddies: twilight turtle has a 45-minute auto-shutoff. (he also projects the constellation in 3 different colors, if you’re into that.) great tip for all my little ladies: if turtles aren’t your thing, you can get a twilight ladybug! she’s just as cool as twilight turtle, but not as fun to say.
twilight turtle by cloud b: 
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March 4th, 2010 at 11:44 am
I should write children’s bedtime story spoofs with those titles, and send them to you.
Mommy doesn’t sing “Shower Me With Your Love” by Surface?!
March 4th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
wow, i’ve never had an original story read to me before. that would be exciting! if you write spoofs, i just might ask mommy to read me the originals to give me a better appreciation for yours
oh, and mommy does sing “shower me with your love” on occasion, but she only knows the first verse and the chorus by heart. but now i’m gonna look up the lyrics to the rest of the song and teach them to her
March 4th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Ky, I am jealous! I want a turtle for my room!
March 4th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
@auntie cindy: guess what! mommy sang “shower me with your love” tonight. i didn’t even have to teach her the words to the second verse — turns out that she has known them all along!
@auntie barbara: i will tell mommy to get you a twilight turtle for christmas cuz you’re definitely not getting what you originally asked for!
March 5th, 2010 at 6:55 am
Kyden – My daddy doesn’t read so he probably doesn’t know who Sandra Boynton is, but he keeps talking about someone called James Cameron. Any idea who he is?
Ask your mommy if she knows any of Lady Gaga or Pink’s songs. They rock!
March 5th, 2010 at 9:46 am
@musubi: mommy says james cameron makes movies. that’s more daddy’s thing — especially since they’re boy movies (aliens, rambo, terminator, etc.). mommy doesn’t know much about pink or lady gaga, either. in fact, she doesn’t really know any music after 1995. believe it or not, gung-gung is a big pink fan! (i kid you not.) i think he even downloaded all of her songs when napster was still around. you can rock out with my grandpa
March 5th, 2010 at 10:57 am
Didn’t James Cameron do Titanic? Big girl-film. And Jurassic Park? I may be gettig him confused.
My heaaaaaaart, is fiiiiiiiiiled, with so much looOOOoove, and I neeeeeeeed, someone I can caaaaaaaall, my oooooooown, to faaaaaaaall, in looooooove, that’s what everyooooone’s, dreaming ooOOoof…!
March 5th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Oops, FILLED, not FILED. Too much court.
March 5th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
@auntie cindy: here’s what mommy says… yes, mr. cameron did “titanic” — one of his rare chick flicks. funny thing is that even though he made all those boy movies, he is known as a feminist. most of the heroines in his films are strong female characters, like sigourney weaver’s character in “aliens” and linda hamilton in “terminator”. even kate winslet in “titanic” was a bold rebellious woman for those times. whatever. boys rule!
March 6th, 2010 at 12:00 am
Guess what Ky, I get to see you in 12 days! I think you are probably half my height now!
March 6th, 2010 at 12:49 am
@auntie barbara: yay!!! i can’t wait to see you! i am so big that you will barely recognize me. i hope you can stay for my 1/2 birthday party. mommy is going to bake me a 1/2 cake