Last night, we decided to get serious about getting Zoe to stay in bed. Up til now, when she wakes up in the middle of the night (usually between 2 and 3am), we've been going into her room and cuddling with her until she falls back asleep. Then, when she wakes again (usually at 5am), one of us will go into her room, put her back in bed and then sleep on her floor until she wakes up for good (we shoot for 6am or later).
Well, now that everyone is over their colds and sicknesses, we decided it's time to get tough! So, last night, we implemented "tough love". As it turns out, it wasn't necessary. For the past few nights, I've been putting her to bed and then hanging out outside her door (as opposed to in her room in her rocking chair) until she falls asleep. So, last night, I put her to bed and waited for her to fall asleep (it took about 1.5 hours). She then woke up at her customary 2am timeslot, I went to check on her and she was hanging out at her gate.
I just told her "Back to bed, it's not time to wake up yet" then braced myself for her rebellion. It didn't happen though! She immediately turned and climbed back into bed and went back to sleep. I closed her door and went back to sleep too! Again, she woke up at her customary 5am time. Again, I went to her and told her "Back to sleep, it's not time to wake up yet". She went back to bed and didn't wake up until 6:30am!
I hope i'm not jinxing it by writing about it but this is very good news.
Current events:
*Since last post, Barack Obama has won 10 primaries in a row! gO-Bama!!!
*The Writers strike ended! The Daily Show will be funny again! Yay!
