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Big *BIG* news at our house!!

I haven’t wanted to post about it because I don’t want to jinx anything.

Colin is falling asleep in his bed, laying down, not in our arms consistently every night.   I was imaging rocking this child to sleep until he was 5, but he’s managed to start going to sleep on his own with no intervention.

Our new routine: I nurse him for a few minutes in his bed; he has a drink of water; he lays down and gets his covers; and with some patting and back-rubbing from me, he goes to sleep!  It’s wonderful!!  I sit on the end of his bed with a hand on him. Sometimes he asks for “circles” (a back rub) and sometimes he says, “pat me, mommy” so I give him some pats.  I just sit on the end of his bed and read a book, and within about 10 or 15 minutes, he’s asleep!  (Imagine, 15 minutes of uninterrupted reading time…)  Chris and I have been alternating, and while he’s a little less enthused about Daddy sitting there (Daddy always rocks him, so he expects Daddy to rock him), he has just allowed Daddy to rub his back until sleepy.

This is HUGE in our house!  I am so proud of him!!  In a few weeks, we might try sitting across the room, then maybe at the door, then maybe, just maybe, he’ll actually lay down in his bed ALONE and fall asleep!  But I’m getting a little ahead of myself.  I’m thrilled with this HUGE step for now.