Sandman Where Are You?

For the last three weeks this girl has not sleep in her bed! She always loved to go to bed, many babysitters say I can't believe how easy it was to put her down. You gave her kisses, told her good night, turned on violet the bear and turned the lights off. You would hear he in the morning talking to herself and life was beautiful. Screams were hear coming from her room one night immediately after we put her down. What the heck? She screamed like she was in danger and afraid it was not a mad cry. She would even vomit, something was wrong very wrong. So we loved got her and loved on her, she slept with us that night. The next night the same thing so I let her cry. That's what "they" say. She SCREAMED for 2 hours straight. I finally gave in and picked her up, she was asleep with in 10 seconds of me holding her. I felt so bad for her. The next night she screams for 1 1/2 hours, repeat of the night before. I was not up for a battle, she laid in our bed for the next THREE WEEKS. The worse part is that she would not go to bed until I did. I would spend time cleaning up and she would be right behind me making a mess. I was so aggravated and not a very good mom. One night I had enough and threw (literally) her crib mattress on the floor next to my bed. First night was great, second night she rolled under our bed, third night she is rolled out our bedroom door and I had thoughts of her rolling down the stairs. To say the least I was not sleeping very well because I had to rescue her a few times in the middle of the night. Seriously was this really happening. Something needed to change. I put her in her bed after we chatted and I walked away. She threw up over the edge of the crib so I had to clean the carpet. She apparently was smarter than vomiting in her own bed, leaning over the edge was a much better choice. Then I would go in every 20 minutes and give her a kiss, tell her she was okay and walk out again. She cried for about 40 minutes or so and this is how I found her after the crying stopped. I had to pry her hands from the crib bars.

Violet was no help. When she woke up we had a little party to celebrate her sleeping back in her bed. When I asked her if she was going to sleep in her bed tonight too, she replies "No Mama". Night Two, crying for about 20 minutes and asleep! I also am putting her to bed at the same time at night and making sure I wake her up at 8:00. I hope we are over this little battle and am really grateful I won!

Just between you, me and the fence post....I really miss snuggling with her or holding her hand in the middle of the night.