[upbeat music] [upbeat music] ♪ De, de, de, de ♪ Do, do, de, de, de, do, de, de, do ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do, do, do - [Lonny] Hey, Zoozy, wanna come over here and spin with me?

- [Zoozy] Hi, Lonny, I would love to spin, but [yawning] I'm so sleepy.

[Zoozy yawning] - [Lonny] Well, I guess I'll spin all by myself until she wakes up.

[upbeat music continues] [clock ticking] - [Zoozy] Ah!

That was a good sleep.

Now I'm ready to teeter-totter.

Come on, Lonny.

Teeter-totter with me.

- [Lonny] I wish I could, but [Lonny yawning] I'm just too tired.

♪ Beep, boop, beep, boop [clock ticking] - I feel refreshed.

Now I want a box step.

- Oh!

[laughing] That looks so fun, Lonny, but, ooh, wow.

[Zoozy yawning] That teeter tottering wore me out.

[upbeat music continues] [clock ticking] Omar, wait, I noticed something.

Our rocks kept falling asleep and waking up and falling asleep and waking up and falling asleep and waking up.

That's a pattern.

- Huh.

Yeah, that's right.

It is a pattern.

But the patterns of our rock babies, they aren't synced up.

When Zoozy was ready to play, Lonny was going down for sleep.

- Yeah, and when Lonny was waking up, Zoozy was going down for sleep.

Omar, that's a problem.

I want our rock babies to play together.

- Yeah, me too.

Maybe they need a routine.

- Routine?

- Yeah, a routine.

Like me and you, we have a routine.

We sleep at the same time so we can play at the same time.

We sleep, we play, we sleep, we play, we sleep, we play.

- You're right and that routine, it helps us play together because when we're sleeping at the same time, we're awake at the same time so we can play together.

- That's exactly it.

Maybe a routine could help our rock babies in the same way.

- Great idea.

So where should we start?

- Well, I know Lonny is really tired, so maybe we should put our rock babies down for a nap.

- Okay.

Good idea.

♪ Go to sleep ♪ Go to sleep ♪ Go to sleep little rock babies ♪ [Lonny yawning] - Okay, so they napped.

[bell dings] What's next in the routine?

- Ooh, I know.

Lonny's hungry.

Let's give him a snack.

- Okay.

[bell dings] [both imitating eating] [clock ticking] - You know, I think Zoozy wants to dance.

- Well then that's the next part of our routine, dance time.

[bell dings] [upbeat music] [clock ticking] Okay.

So our rock babies, they've napped, they've snacked, and they've danced.

What's next for Lonny and Zoozy?

- I know that Zoozy loves to act out stories.

- Well, then that's what's next, time for pretend.

[bell dings] [upbeat music] [both imitating speech] [clock ticking] Okay, friends at home.

What is our rock baby's routine so far?

Yeah.

Nap, [bell dings] snack, [bell dings] dance, [bell dings] pretend.

[bell dings] - What a great routine we have, Omar.

But Zoozy's been telling me that she's getting tired again.

- Yeah, Lonny too.

Which means that we get to start our routine all over again.

- Yeah.

Here we go.

Nap time again.

[bell dings] [clock ticking] They're up!

What came after nap time last time?

[Omar gasps] - Snack.

[bell dings] [both imitating eating] [clock ticking] - You know, it's time to groove.

- You know Lonny is down.

[upbeat music] [clock ticking] Okay, now Lonny has a great story to tell.

- Time for pretend.

[bell dings] [upbeat music] [both imitating speech] [clock ticking] - Friends at home, do you notice what I'm noticing?

The routine we're making to try to get our rock babies on the same schedule, it's a pattern.

- It is a pattern.

Friends at home, what do we keep repeating?

- Yeah, we nap.

- Snack.

- Dance.

- Pretend!

- Nap.

- Snack.

- Dance.

- Pretend!

- Nap.

- Snack.

- Dance.

- Pretend!

- Did you see that?

Did you see how a routine is a pattern?

- Yeah.

And you know what else I noticed?

The pattern helped our rock babies play better together.

And Zoozy seems a lot happier because she's getting the sleep she needs and getting time to play with her friend.

- Yeah, that's what I like about routines in my life.

They help me know what to expect.

Sometimes when I don't have a routine, I feel like, ah!

What's gonna happen next?

- I know, I can feel that way too.

But you know what?

What if Zoozy wants to change the routine?

Is that okay?

- Well, that's the good part about routines.

They can and should change to meet your needs or the needs of whatever you're caring for.

- Oh.

Good!

Because I know that Zoozy wants to learn how to play the trombone.

- Well, let's add some music time.

Friends at home, do you have a pet rock that you can pretend with?

Think.

What does it need each day to connect and play?

- Hmm.

Does your rock need time to sing?

Time to build?

Or extra dance time?

- I know me and Lonny do.

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