Last week was rough, but amazingly this week has been much better. I'm almost scared to say it...but he's sleeping like a dream. There, I said it. Knock on wood. What's the secret? Welllll...so we kind of back slid just a smidge. After almost a week of sleepless nights and constant battles you'll do almost anything. Sunday night we decided to "discipline" Cale (after he kept getting out of his bed) by making him sleep in "Baby Keaton's" bed. He flipped out when we first put him back in his crib. He cried and screamed for about 20 minutes, but then went to sleep and slept through the night! Now, he woke up a little peeved at us about the night before...okay A LOT peeved, but he got over it pretty quickly. He's slept in his old crib every night since Sunday and it's like magic. He seems happy to go to bed at night...comforted almost, is sleeping through the night, and even sleeps in longer in the morning (almost 7:00...which is AWESOME!)
It seems like a step backward, but at this point we don't care. It feels so good to know that Cale can't get out of his bed 10 times a night and it's nice to know we don't have to deal with the battle of sleeping right now. I feel like a new woman! Now that I have one kid sleeping (for now at least), I guess pretty soon I'll get to start the job of getting another kid to sleep.
We've come to the conclusion that Cale just doesn't quite have enough self-control to really sleep in a toddler bed right now. The temptation to get up and stay awake is just too much for him at this age. Plus he's just a tad bit strong-willed so that has something to do with it, too. I guess we'll try a real bed again in a few months and see how it goes. For now, we're loving the captivity of the crib...
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