We have been having a horrible time getting Isabella to sleep at night and then keeping her asleep until morning. Todd, out of total love, likes to give her a bottle full of milk at bed time. This is the only sure way of getting her to sleep by herself. This is NOT a good idea for her teeth (or lack there of) or for her ability to fall asleep on her own. I, on the other hand, put her to bed screaming and crying, leave her for 30 minutes while plugging my ears and turning up the tv to the maximum level, get her up and bring her to bed with me, put her back in her own bed, let her scream for another 30 minutes, get her up again....and then finally use the Todd method. UGH. Once this is all said and done, she will most likely sleep for a full 3 HOURS before she starts crying again. Back in I go (Todd has now taken off his hearing aids/implant and is completely oblivious) and bring her in with us. At that point, she kicks her little feet, ON MY BACK, like she is running a frickin' marathon and the rubberized pattern on the bottom of her sleeper doesn't help. To say I have had it...it an understatement.
Last night, we started something new out of utter desperation....Elisabeth and I took her to Fun Unleashed (an indoor play place) after school and let her climb and slide for an hour. Then we went home and ate a great dinner (cooked at the local Chinese restaurant), played some more, and then got ready for bed. I put her in double layers so she wouldn't be cold, brushed her 4 little teeth, read her 5 stories, turned on her humidifier for a little white noise, and shut the door. Oh, before the last step, I did put her in her crib and kiss her:) She looked up at me and said, "Milk, Mommy!!" and while I was muttering something about her father being a stupid idiot, I told her "Milk all gone!" and quickly escaped. May I say, that little monster slept ALL night-not a peep from her-AND.......SHE WAS DRY!!!! WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I think I could write a book on motherhood now:)
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