Committed. Night One

After accepting my reality yesterday, I decided to do something. 

It's obviously out of hand (see below for yesterday's morning picture) 

I am committed to getting Nicholas to sleep in his OWN bed

for him, for us, for our sanity.

I'm putting it out there to have accountability for my decisions and actions

 

I asked Dan for 5 nights. 

5 nights to put him to bed in his crib at 7:30 ( and not on a mattress on the floor)

say "byebyeseeyoumorningseeyoulatergoodnightiloveyou"

and close the door. And not open it until 7 am the next morning.

Last night was Night One

Down at 7:45ish and cried for *only* 20 minutes

not a PEEP all night. I even went up at 3 am to check on him!

(note: this is highly unusual. Was my son body snatched?) 

AND then. I had to WAKE HIM UP at 7:30 am this morning for school...

Can it really be this easy? Not a unicorn in sight!

Fingers crossed for Night Two.

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Acceptance

I've accepted it. As much as I tried to deny it...as much as I pretend its not the case. As hard as I fight it, I have failed. My Nicky does not sleep.
He manipulates, cries, screams, taunts, and WINs. We lose.
Every night we lay in Nicky's room until he falls asleep. Usually he catches us trying to sneak out. When we are SURE he is asleep, he pops up and asks to go to the potty. And then we start all over again. Our 7:30 'free time" has slowly crept past 9 pm.
To get Nicky to stop screaming the other night, I slept on the floor with him next to his crib. When I woke up and his foot was in my face. Sleep is fleeting and elusive. Like a Unicorn. I took a picture to remember.

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