So my daughter Emma one day decided that she didn't want to sleep in her crib anymore!! (lucky me) So, here we were, two full time working parents and a 1.5 year old who didn't want to sleep ANYWHERE but right in between the two of us!! I admit it now almost a year later and looking back... Its our damn fault. We were being lazy on our bedtime parenting. "All we wanted was some sleep WITHOUT a fight and before we knew IT we had a full time sleeping quest!" I am sure you can imagine how that can affect your relationship with you hubby and also your sleep when little baby toes are jabbing you in the ribs!
Well after many, many failed tries getting that little bed hog back in her own bed, I had finally had ENOUGH last night!! I spent all day thinking of how I could make this easier on all 3 of us "(meaning daddy doesn't really partake) with the least amout of tears (for both of us) possible and the maximum hours of Zzzzz's."
So, I had all my lines laid out, stopped by the store to get my treats and slowly developed a nice young lady by the name of "Sleepy Horse". She is pretty much a tooth fairy that brings little girl's that sleep in their bed's surprises. So we had dinner, took a bath, brushed our teeth (I was getting anxiety at this point) and went into her room. I then told her about "sleepy horse" and what she would do if Emma slept in her bed and my god, she ate it up!! She was so on board!! So, we wrote this "Sleepy Horse" a small note, asking if it was a boy or girl, telling her what we were doing,etc.
And after a couple min. of watching Jungle Book.....
TA-DA!
I was almost just as proud as the day I pushed her 10 lb. body out of mine!! (too far?) Anyway, she got up a few times and without a tear was escorted back to her bed. This went on every hour... But hey, no melt downs!! :)
In the a.m. she got her little stuffed bear and 5 M&M's that the "Sleepy Horse" brought for her and she was happy as a clam!!
So hopefully tonight will go just as well if not better!! After this task ITS POTTY TRAINING!! But one life changing goal at a time!!
I will let you know how tonight goes!!
Happy Sleeping- Tam
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