Caleb's Breakdown

I just wanted to share a cute moment from getting ready for bed tonight. Sally made her homemade chicken pot pie for dinner (did I mention she cooks pretty much every night? Probably, but she does. I'm a lucky guy), and afterwards she had to run off to a play that one of her girls from the youth group at church was in. So, the natural thing to do was try to get the kids in bed ASAP. :) They were both so tired. Ella has been rubbing her right eye all day, and it was starting to look irritated. She has eczema that flares up now and again, so I decided to give her a bit of Benadryl tonight to stave off the itching so she can sleep. Caleb wanted to help me, but I was a bit concerned about teaching him to give her medicine. So I told him no. The sweet boy lost it. He cried and cried. I tried to just hold him and explain why it was important that only Mommy and Daddy give Ella medicine in order to keep her safe. He just kept crying. At one point, he turned to me and walked over and hugged me as he sobbed and said, "I just need to go to bed!" in his cute 3 year old voice. That just made me laugh. At least he knows what he really needs. The best part was, he and Ella didn't fight bedtime at all. A good night for tucking in. One point for Daddy. :)