First Sleepover

Tomorrow night, my daughter will be attending her first sleepover. This will be interesting. She has never slept anywhere else without us. I told her tonight I would not be able to say goodnight, and do our nightly ritual tomorrow. She asked why. Because you are sleeping over at your friend's house. Mommy will not be there.

I think she is very excited to be going for a sleepover. She has been talking about it for months now. I am not sure if she really understands the concept, though. I guess we will find out very soon. She usually sleeps through the night, and has never had bed wetting issues. There have been nights when the bedtime routine has gone out the window, therefore not having a routine at the sleepover should not be an issue. She is not prone to nightmares, so barring some complete disaster, I am sure she will be fine.

I do not think my first sleepover with friends was when I was five years old. However, my parents had left us with friends and family overnight (even went to Mexico for a week) from an early age. I remember not sleeping much at sleepovers, but that was also when we were older. My daughter falls asleep within 20 minutes of being put to bed. I wonder how late her friend will keep her up.

My mom always hated having me around post sleepover. She knew we did not sleep much, and I would be very grumpy. Often, she would threaten me with no more sleepovers if my attitude did not change. My children often have grumpy moods due to lack of sleep, or just general tiredness. I do not think my daughter's post sleepover mood will be something I have not seen before. She might surprise me, and be excited and happy about her experience. It might be something we would want to do more often.

Now I have to figure out what she should bring. Am I responsible for a sleeping bag, pillow and air mattress? From what I remember, we provided the sleeping "tools" for the kids that came over. Sometimes, someone would bring their own pillow, but that was it. I must not forget her toothbrush, a change of clothes, and maybe a brush. Her blanket and stuffed toy? I will have to ask her what she wants. My little girl is growing up. Sleepovers are for Tweens, not Kindergarteners!

 

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