parents just don't understand...

This is the sweet face we woke up to today after a

night that was tough on the whole family.

I have always been so thankful and proud of

how good a sleeper Will is (was...).
I hope I wasn't a braggert about it but did talk about how

lucky we were whenever the subject of sleep came up.

Sorry to all who had to listen to my gloating.

About a week and a half ago Will decided he no longer

liked his favorite place in the world.

We used to say "are you ready for your binky and

blankie" and he would race into his room and

smile from ear to ear as he snuggled into his bed.

He had even started saying "bye" in his sweet

little voice and waving to anyone we were leaving.

Last week that blissful state ended abruptly.

He started screaming and screaming in bed

until we would finally give in and rescue him.

We thought it would only last a few days

but boy were we wrong.

He started only wanting to sleep in our bed and

only falling asleep if one of us rocked him.

Then we stopped being able to transfer him back

to his own bed when he fell asleep without him

waking up and screaming bloody murder.

We tried every trick we could think of and finally

decided we were going to have to let him cry it out.

Last night was the night and he proved he is

as stubborn as his parents.

He lasted an hour and 13 mins when we put him

down and then 2 hours and 23 min at

3 am when he woke up.

Seriously...

It was all we could do to not go in there.

We had to give each other many pep talks

as he was calling "MaMa, MaMa", "Da, Da" and

saying "wan dis" (want this) and I know pointing

to his binky and blankie he had tossed onto the floor.

This morning he woke up with a hoarse voice.

How sad is that?

But...he went to bed tonight without a peep.

(I'm not bragging, just letting you know:)

We'll let you know how the rest of the night goes.

Here is a little sample of his deep, hoarse voice. Hope he doesn't lose it completely.