book recommendations for bedtime routine

What books do you read to your infant?

DS is just about 7 months now & I only have about 3 books to read to him.
I have to be honest that we do not have a bed time routine established. But I really want to start one. Its not too late is it?

I went back to work AND school when DS was 8 weeks old (I only had 3 more class left to finished my MBA) plus my DH works 2 jobs so every night was different depending which one of us was home to put him to sleep.

Now that I am completely done with school (FINALLY ) I will be home every night with DS so I want to start a bedtime routine with a bath, a book (or two) & a bottle. We already know his signs of when he is tired & he has no problem putting himself to sleep if we put him in his cribs & give him his lovey. But every night he goes to bed at a different time between 9 - 11pm.

Any book recommendations or other bedtime routine recommendations would be great! TIA!!!!

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My book recommendations...obviously "Good Night Moon"

DH's favorite is "Snuggle Up Sleepy Ones"

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I do Harold and the Purple Crayon, and then Goodnight Moon if she makes it that long.

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We read 3-4 books, first one or two that DD chooses and then end with one or two from this list. To us these are geared toward bedtime.

Good Night Moon
The Going to Bed Book
Guess How Much I Love You
Snuggle Up Sleepy Ones
Time for Bed Elmo

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I LOOOOOOOOOOVE all of Sandra Boynton's books. We have quite a few and I know them all by heart. They are such fun to read and Maddie LOVES them too. Eliza is just starting to enjoy it when I read them too.

My favorites are:

The Bellybutton Book
Snuggle Puppy
Pajama Time
Hippos Go Berserk

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Time for Bed by Mem Fox

I love You, Good Night

These are nice bed time books, but we read all kinds of books at night! Anythign DS likes - for a while it was Boats, by Byron Barton. Right now it's Twas the Night Before Christmas! hehe.

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Our early favorites:

You are my I love you
Goodnight Moon
Guess How Much I Love You
On the Night You Were Born
I Love You Stinky Face



Current Favorites

Where the Wild Things Are
How Do I Love You?
Jamberry
The Giving Tree

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another good one is "brown bear, brown bear, what do you hear?" or pretty much any eric carle book.DD also loved at that age, and still does, any lift the flap book. You never know which books your DC will like! It's great to just have a wide variety to choose from, you'll see after a while which ones your child prefers :)

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We LOVE to read:

- Love You Forever
by Robert N Munsch

(I've been reading it to him since he's a baby and he loves it now)

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Thanks Ladies! These are great!

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Never too late for a bedtime routine.

One thing I do with my kids, who have trouble going down when it's light out is I turn every light off in the house & draw the blinds/curtains. I read how light affects sleep patterns so I started trying it. It definitely helps just as opening blinds & curtains, letting natural light in the room before waking them up helps too.

We used to read Good Night Moon & How Does a Dinosaur Say Good Night - read in a steady, calm voice.

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Pat the Bunny

and

Little Hoot

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I take books out of the library that seem to have bright, colorful pictures. We read a different book each night.