Ever since my daughter, Addie, was born (Dec. 26, 2002) she has always slept in bed with me...well, since she was one... I knew I needed to start training her to sleep in her own bedroom sometime before I got married but I didn't. I figured it would take her a little adjusting, just didn't realize how much!!! It's been ROUGH!!! When Tristan and I got back from our honeymoon thats when this whole "nightmare" began.. I had this brilliant idea that we could move her gradually...first out of our room into the living room and then from there into her bedroom...so it wasn't such an enormous jump for her... Well, all that did was prolong this nightmare longer!!! We tried everything!! Friends have spent the night almost every night this summer with her, we have tried rewards...you name it, we have tried it!!! After many weeks of sleeping in the living room she finally became well adjusted to it! Now, less than two weeks before school starts.. the "final move"!!! Last night was her first night in her room. After reading a book, saying a prayer, turning on her music, tucking her in and kissing her goodnight, we turned out her light and walked out. The minute we sat down on the couch in the livingroom she is up and in there with us, trying to come up with all kinds of excuses to stay up! After she was done crying, telling me she was about to throw up, getting in and out of bed to check and see if we were still in the living room, etc...she only got up two more times through out the night (which Tristan and I thought it was going to be a lot worse)!! Needless to say... she made it through her first night in her bedroom!! Tonight her cousin, Easton, is spending the night with her, so maybe it will go even smoother tonight... Hopefully! =)
The crazy thing is...it has been an adjustment for me, too!!! I love sleeping in bed and cuddling with my husband but I miss my sweet baby also!! For the past eight and a half years it's just been she and I!! I miss her!!
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