It was agony, but it's done!

This past week, Adam and i made the decision that it was better to try and get Cori to fall asleep in her crib than to be rocking an 8 year old to sleep someday in the future. We have had false starts in the past and this time we meant business.

The first night was hell. Adam and i performed the bed time routine with Cori as usual, but this time after bath and brushing teeth and pj's, we put her in her crib for her night night books and prayers. Cori thought this was a novel idea, until Mommy turned off the light and told Cori "Night night." Then literally, all hell broke loose! Cori cried and protested and threw her pacifier across the room. I decided to lay on the floor and show Cori how to go night night. After nearly an hour of crying and sobbing (most but not all of it from Cori) there was silence. Cori had finally fallen asleep. I left her room and told Adam that i did not think i could go through this again and i was positive that some therapist would be hearing about this night someday in the distant future from Cori herself!

Night two... Same bed time routine. Cori in the crib and Mommy on the floor once again. This time about 10 minutes of crying (all from Cori this time) and with a final pitiful "night night, night night, night night!" Cori went to sleep. I left the room and did a little more crying of my own. This time because i was soooooo thankful that Cori's crying did not last for an hour.

Night three... Same bed time routine. Cori in the crib and Mommy on the floor in the doorway( Mommy is slowly making her way out of the room each night) Cori grabbed her blanket and said, "Night night Mama" and went to sleep without a peep! YAY CORI!! What a wonderful accomplishment! She is such a big girl! ... ... ... wait a minute... Cori went to sleep without any help from Mommy. Hmmmm.... i guess she doesn't need Mommy to fall asleep anymore on her own. Doesn't need Mommy... hmmmm... So now Mommy is sobbing to Daddy about how her little girl is growing up and she doesn't need Mommy to fall asleep anymore and soon she will be so independent she won't need Mommy for anything! Sob sob, Boo hoo! I was a mess!

Good news is, Cori is short and can't reach the milk in the refrigerator yet. And as soon as she can, well, Mommy is moving it up to the next highest shelf! At least she will still need me for something! :) Night night Baby Cori, night night.