Well, we aren't really having any. Yay! For the last.. I don't know, MANY months about every other week Reilly would wake up any time between 2 and 5 and think it was time to get up for the day. By the time he came in and woke me up, he already had it set in his head that it was morning, and we usually couldn't get him back to sleep for 45 minutes to 3 hours. Sometimes he never DID go back to sleep. Not good when Jeremy has to be gone by 7 most mornings and I am pregnant. Not good for my relationship with Reilly. There were some rocky days following rockier nights. I really want this cool Good Nite Light. But, since it's about $40 with shipping, and we're really TRYING not to spend extra money, we decided to go with a night light on a timer (like you use for Christmas lights). And it seems to be working. We put it up at the very first of the month, and told him it's not morning, and not time to get up, until his nightlight turns on. (I put a blue bulb in it that looks kind of like a green one when it's lit up - you know, green for "go?" ) Since then we have not had one night where he tried to get up for the day in the middle of the night. He still gets up to go to the bathroom 2 nights out of 3, but he never tries to stay up. Sometimes he wakes up early in the morning (after 6, but his light is set for about 6:45) and I just tell him to go to the bathroom, and then to go back to him bed until his light turns on. He is pretty good about it most of the time. I am so happy this is working, because the middle of the night thing was NOT. I was beginning to be really worried about adding a new baby to the mix.
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I'm definitely going to have to try that! Some nights are better than others but 4 am is not a good time to start the day! It's hard when Ky wakes up in the night too and wakes up Landon.....I used to share a room with my three other sisters when i was little....i don't know how my mom did it. i'm glad the timer is working!!
What a great idea with the nightlight! Would've never thought of that. I should do that for Brittlee, just set it for 7:30 so she will stop getting up before 6:30! I don't mind her getting up that early during the summer when it's light, but when it's still dark? 30 more minutes please! :) Well, good luck with putting the two together! I hope it goes well for you!
Yay! That's wonderful - and clever! You're kiddos are so cute! :) Happy sleeping!
awesome!
That is so awesome that the night light is working! Yeah for sleep! I LOVE your family pics, they are SUPER cute! I really love the colors you picked.
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