Surprise - I caved!!

I gave up last night and I don't feel that bad about it. Savannah has been a nightmare to get to sleep since I stole her binky, even for naps. I had to take her for a ride in the car to get her to fall asleep for naptime and she usually loves taking a nap, but then she usually has her binky. So last night at 10:45 when she was still running around, I found a binky hiding in the truck and gave it to her. She hadn't asked for it since Sunday, but she was happy to see it. I put her in her bed and didn't hear another peep out of her(until 3:00 of course.) She slept in until 9:00! I am willing to let her keep that stinky binky if it means more sleep for all of us. Maybe I need to go out of town and have someone else break her of the habit. Any volunteers?

I did snap this sweet photo of Savannah on Tuesday night. She had been whining for 30 minutes and then screaming for another 30 because she didn't want to go to sleep. I sat down on the floor by her crib and told her if she would lay down I would tickle her cheek and sing a song. Instead, she said she wanted to sleep on the floor. So I made her a bed, turned on her lamp, gave her a book and walked out. This is how I found her twenty minutes later.

She woke up at 3:00 and I took her to my bed. After demanding her cow pillow and bear, she decided she wanted to go back to her room. Surprisingly she stayed there until 7:00. Of course, that didn't work on Wednesday which is why I gave up. I'll try again someday.

I'll leave you with Savannah's conversation in the car today. There is a windmill on the side of the road which she calls a steering wheel for some reason. Today she said, "Mom I can't reach the steering wheel, it's too high. I know what to do! I need a ladder to climb." Don't tell me that TV doesn't teach kids something!