That is how long it takes Little Bug to get his pajamas on by himself. With the right choices, these can be the best 45 minutes of our day. We could rush and do it for him. We could grow impatient, telling him how it isn't buttoned right and how we need to go to bed. It could take 2 minutes.
We like that it takes 45 minutes. He grabs his pants and struggles to pull them- ensuring that they aren’t twisted and no tags are contained- easily 5 minutes. He has to situate his shirt on the floor so that it is in front of him and upside down- the head is by his feet (give about 3 minutes for this). He then puts his hands in the sleeves and flips the shirt over his head and onto his back. Allow 3 to 5 minutes for celebration.
Now the tricky part- buttons! The shirt has four buttons and each takes about 5 minutes. He must do them himself- he doesn’t want our help, he wants our attention. We patiently watch him do struggle to do the buttons. He talks to himself and chews his lip as he gets frustrated. Right before he melts down, he gets it.
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